Papal security lapse `worrying'

SARAJEVO - A UN spokesman said yesterday it was "worrying" that Bosnian police had failed to find explosives planted on the motorcade…

SARAJEVO - A UN spokesman said yesterday it was "worrying" that Bosnian police had failed to find explosives planted on the motorcade route of Pope John Paul until they received a tip off.

Only hours before the Pope arrived for a historic visit to Sarajevo on Saturday, Muslim Croat federation police removed 23 anti tank mines connected to a remote control system under a bridge along the Papal motorcade route.

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