From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- Armed Clashes in Northwest Macedonia SKOPJE, Aug 24, 2001 -- (dpa) Ethnic Albanian rebels and Macedonian security forces exchanged fire in two towns in the northwest of the country Thursday night in the first serious violation of the ceasefire in several days, according to Macedonian police. The clashes began when rebels opened fire with automatic weapons and mortars in Ratae and Zilce, towns where numerous displaced persons have gathered from the villages above Tetovo, police said. The Macedonian security forces returned fire because lives were in danger, the police added. There were no reported casualties in the exchange. It was the second rebel attack in the area since the framework agreement on establishing peace in Macedonia was signed on August 13 in Skopje. It came hours after NATO troops began pouring into the country Thursday to collect rebel arms and a day after a formal NATO decision to commit 3,500 troops to the operation. (C)2001. dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
