>From: "Mrs. Jela Jovanovic, Secretary General" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >=========================== >The Committee for National Solidarity >Tolstojeva 34, 11000 Belgrade, YU > > > >>Tuesday, 4 April, 2000, 21:47 GMT 22:47 UK >>US troops clash with Kosovo Serbs >> >> >> >>US troops patrol the southern sector of Kosovo >> >>At least 27 people have been injured in clashes between Serbs and Nato >>peacekeepers in Kosovo. >>The American military said 11 of their peacekeeping troops, as well as a >>Polish soldier and an interpreter, were hurt in a confrontation with local >>Serbs. >> >>Fourteen Serbs were also reported injured, including 10 who were struck by >>rubber bullets fired in an attempt to break up the fracas. >> >>The incident began around midday on Tuesday when a Serb was arrested during >>a routine search for illegal weapons possession. >> >>US military sources said K-For troops had seized two hand grenades in the >>house of a Serb in the village of Sevce, about 60km (40 miles) south of >>Pristina, near the Macedonian border. >> >>About 150 Serbs surrounded the house and refused to allow the troops to >>leave. >> >>Polish soldiers then set up a roadblock to prevent some 300 angry Serbs >from >>reaching the scene. >> >>The arrested man was taken to Camp Bondsteel, the main US base in Kosovo, >>but later taken back to the roadblock in an attempt to ease the tension. >> >>The crowds were told that he would be released in 48 hours under normal >>procedures. >> >>The independent Yugoslav news agency Beta said that several women attempted >>to wrest the man from the soldiers. >> >>The peacekeepers released attack dogs to try to disperse the crowd, and the >>villagers responded with clubs and dogs of their own. >> >>US military sources said the area was calm by late Tuesday evening. >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid%5F701000/701931.stm >> >Secretary General >Mrs. Jela Jovanovic >Art historian >=========================== > > > > > > > --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
