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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=518&u=/ap/20020830/ap_on_re_e u/kosovo_shootout_3&printer=1 Yahoo! News Ethnic Albanians Fire on Peacekeepers Thu Aug 29, 8:59 PM ET By GARENTINA KRAJA, Associated Press Writer PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (AP) - NATO ( news - web sites) peacekeepers and ethnic Albanian gunmen traded gunfire for two hours Thursday, after the troops were called in to protect Serb farmers, officials said. The fighting was some of the heaviest involving peacekeepers since they arrived three years ago. But there were no reports of any casualties, and one ethnic Albanian was detained. The Italian peacekeepers were called in after shots were fired at four Serbs working their land under the protection of U.N. forces and local police, United Nations ( news - web sites) spokesman Andrea Angeli said. They came under fire as they arrived in the village of Gorazdevac, some 55 miles west of the provincial capital Pristina, Angeli said. Two military helicopters helped fight off the attackers during the clash, which ended with one suspect being detained, a NATO official said on condition of anonymity. The official did not specify how many peacekeepers and U.N. police were involved, but said special forces were called in after the regular peacekeeping contingent responsible for the area asked for help. The detained suspect was an ethnic Albanian, Angeli said. The firefight came as the U.N. administration has increased efforts to repatriate Serbs who fled Kosovo because of ethnic violence. It was the first time peacekeepers guarding the Serb minority were shot at since arriving after troops loyal to former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic ( news - web sites) left in 1999. Serbs have been targeted by ethnic Albanian extremists seeking revenge for the crackdown under Milosevic that left thousands dead, and dozens of Serbs have been killed over the past three years. Tens of thousands have fled. --------------------------- 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 ==^================================================================
