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http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/ax/Q Serb refugees stage roadblock to demand entry to Kosovo MERDARE, Yugoslavia, Sept 21 (AFP) - Serb refugees from Kosovo on Saturday staged a block on the main road leading from central Serbia to Kosovo to demand entry to the Yugoslav province. The group of about 100 refugees blocked traffic by parking vehicles across the main road in the village of Merdare on the administrative border with the UN-administered province of Kosovo. UN police in Kosovo (UNMIK) and soldiers from NATO's KFOR multinational peacekeeping force immediately deployed to the area to prevent the refugees from entering Kosovo. A member of the Serb non-governmental organisation Comittee for the Return to Kosovo (CRK) said the protesters were trying to see a UN resolution allowing refugees to return home enforced. "We do not want any incidents, all we want is the respect of UN resolution 1244 on Kosovo which allows for the return of displaced persons to their homes, " Dusica Mirkovic told AFP. "We are asking for negotiations with UN officials in Kosovo about the return of refugees." Serb Deputy-Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic and the CRK leadership on Friday called off a large-scale plan to send Serb refugees home to Kosovo, because of fears returning Serbs would not be safe. Serb authorities obtained information suggesting that Albanian terrorists were planning attacks on returning refugees, CRK head Miroslav Solevic told reporters on Saturday. It is estimated that more than 200,000 Serbs have fled their homes in Kosovo since June 1999, when Yugoslav army forces withdrew from the province after 78 days of NATO bombing. Only about 100 refugees have since returned to Kosovo. The UN administration and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) justify the small number by "lack of security for the Serb population," considering that a threat of violence by ethnic Albanian extremists still exists. More than 80,000 Serbs still live in Kosovo, mainly in enclaves protected by NATO-led peacekeeping forces, with restricted freedom of movement. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu 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 ==^================================================================
