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Serbs look for evidence about relatives believed killed in Kosovo Sun Apr 14,12:49 PM ET By DRAGAN ILIC, Associated Press Writer RUDARE, Yugoslavia - Hundreds of relatives of Serbs missing since the end of Kosovo's war examined clothes, wedding rings and cigarette cases Sunday, hoping to determine the fate of loved ones believed slain in the province. Families streamed into a pair of tents erected near a motel in southern Serbia to view items U.N. forensics investigators uncovered after the fighting ended in 1999. The relatives donned surgical masks to guard against infection while looking at items found with 360 corpses unearthed at sites throughout the southern Yugoslav province. Some 1,300 Serbs have been reported missing since former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's 1998-1999 crackdown on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Most of those people are presumed to be dead. U.N. officials in recent months have promised to do more to determine the fate of the missing, both Serbs and ethnic Albanians. An estimated 3,000 ethnic Albanians are also still unaccounted for nearly three years after NATO (news - web sites) bombing halted Milosevic's crackdown and drove out Yugoslav government forces. Wiping away tears, Sasa Ristanovic recognized a blue shirt his father, Momcilo, wore June 17, 1999_ the day he disappeared in the Kosovo city of Prizren. "Now I know what I felt for years," he said. "My father was killed and dumped in a grave." Ristanovic and tens of thousands of other Serbs fled the province soon after NATO forces took control, fearing attacks leveled in revenge for Milosevic's crackdown. The exhibit located 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of the capital, Belgrade, was held outside of the province in part to help those afraid to return. Forensic experts say the families of 15 people were able to recognize personal items at the exhibit. Many of the relatives also gave blood samples, providing DNA evidence that could help U.N. investigators determine the identities of some of the remains. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
