j . ▁While ▁the ▁J NA ▁claimed ▁it ▁requested ▁a ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁the ▁fire ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁refused ▁by ▁the ▁def enders ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁station , ▁Cro at ian ▁sources ▁claim ▁the ▁J NA ▁demanded ▁the ▁un cond itional ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁the ▁Z NG , ▁and ▁were ▁refused ▁by ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁force . ▁Both ▁versions ▁agree ▁that ▁the ▁combat ▁res umed ▁until ▁approximately ▁ 1 0   a . m ., ▁when ▁three ▁tank ▁main ▁gun ▁r ounds , ▁fired ▁by ▁the ▁J NA , ▁hit ▁the ▁police ▁station . ▁While ▁the ▁J NA ▁reported ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁Cro at ian ▁polic emen ▁or ▁Z NG ▁troops ▁captured ▁alive , ▁contradict ing ▁its ▁own ▁report ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁force ▁located ▁outside ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁accepted ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁sources ▁claim ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁surrender ed ▁were ▁killed ▁after ▁their ▁capture . ▁Over all , ▁ 3 9 ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁in ▁Dal j — 2 0 ▁polic emen , ▁ 1 5 ▁Z NG ▁troops ▁and ▁four ▁civil ▁def enc emen . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁several ▁non - Ser b ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁Dal j . ▁In ▁a ▁subsequent ▁round ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Cro at ian ▁authorities , ▁the ▁SA O ▁S B WS ▁represent atives ▁reported ▁ 5 6 ▁or ▁ 5 7 ▁Cro ats ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁Dal j ▁on