[Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 4:33 PM Subject: Macedonia: Fighting Intensifies, Mortar Shell Lands Near Army Barracks [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Get a low APR NextCard Visa in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.99% Intro or 9.99% Ongoing APR and no annual fee! Apply NOW! http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/NextCard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday June 17, 10:18 PM Mortar lands near barracks in Macedonia shoot-out SKOPJE, June 17 (AFP) - A mortar round landed near an army barracks in the latest outbreak of hostilities in northern Macedonia Sunday, despite promises from both the army and ethnic Albanian rebels to hold fire during crucial peace talks, an army spokesman said. The mortar bomb did not explode or cause any casualties when it crashed into the courtyard of a house close to an army barracks in the northern city of Kumanovo, Colonel Blagoja Markovski said. The incident occurred during a firefight near the rebel-held village of Slupcane in the hills above Kumanovo, as the self-styled National Liberation Army targeted troops based nearby. The army responded with artillery fire, Markovski said. Meanwhile, a man was injured in an exchange of fire Sunday afternoon in the center of the flashpoint town of Tetovo in northwestern Macedonia, government spokesman Antonio Milososki said. Two men in a vehicle tried to lob an explosive device at policemen who had flagged them down at a checkpoint, Milososki said. The police opened fire, wounding one of the two men, he added, without giving the victim's identity. A number of police checkpoints have been set up in and around Tetovo, a town with a mainly ethnic Albanian population in northwestern Macedonia. Heavy fighting erupted on the edge of the town in March when NLA guerrillas occupied hills overlooking the town before being driven back by a concerted army and special police counter-offensive. Both sides said last week they would cease hostilities during talks between Macedonian Slav and ethnic Albanian political leaders in the coalition to try to agree on a political reform package to address Albanian claims of discrimination. A third round of talks focusing on changes to the constitution and official recognition of the Albanian language were due to get under way later Sunday. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Spot the hottest trends in music, movies, and more. http://buzz.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
