Bosnia Muslim leader's tomb blown up in explosion

SARAJEVO, Aug 11: The tomb of Bosnia's wartime president and top Muslim leader Alija Izetbegovic was blown up in an explosion early today in Sarajevo's Old Town, the police said.

''The tomb of Bosnia's first president, Alija Izetbegovic, was damaged by an explosive device,'' a duty officer said.

He said the explosion occurred around 8.35 am. Nobody was injured and surrounding buildings were only slightly damaged.

State and regional prosecutors were notified and an investigation is under way, officer Jerko Budimir said.

The police cordoned off the Muslim cemetery where Bosnian army soldiers killed during the 1992-95 siege of the capital had been buried, the state radio reported.

REUTERS