Check our bulletin board of Hellenic Conferences Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923) Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923)
HR-Net - Hellenic Resources Network Compact version
Today's Suggestion
Read The "Macedonian Question" (by Maria Nystazopoulou-Pelekidou)
HomeAbout HR-NetNewsWeb SitesDocumentsOnline HelpUsage InformationContact us
Thursday, 28 March 2024
 
News
  Latest News (All)
     From Greece
     From Cyprus
     From Europe
     From Balkans
     From Turkey
     From USA
  Announcements
  World Press
  News Archives
Web Sites
  Hosted
  Mirrored
  Interesting Nodes
Documents
  Special Topics
  Treaties, Conventions
  Constitutions
  U.S. Agencies
  Cyprus Problem
  Other
Services
  Personal NewsPaper
  Greek Fonts
  Tools
  F.A.Q.
 

Kosova Information Center News Release (96-10-26)

Kosovo Information Center: Kosova Communication Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: Kosova Information Center <kic_pr@zana-pr.ztn.apc.org>

Kosova Information Center (KIC)

Daily Report nr. 998a

Prishtina, 26 October 1996

Fear of Escalation in Podujeva As Two Serbs Are Killed

The Serbian radio broadcasting in Prishtina, capital of Kosova, reported today morning that two Serbs, a policeman and a Serbian- run local administration member, were shot dead by still unidentified people yesterday (Friday) evening (around 22:00 hrs) at the Surkish village, near the town of Podujeva, north of Kosova.

The Serbian radio named the Serbian police inspector Milos Nikolic an the local employee Dragan Rakic as the victim of automatic fire opened at them. The two Serbs were reportedly in a police car, which at the critical moment was near the house of the Serbian police inspector.

The Serbian police was involved during the night in a wide-scale campaign in the region in an attempt to track down the perpetrators of the killings, the Serbian radio said.

Meanwhile, eyewitnesses told the Kosova Information Center (KIC) today that a convoy of Serbian police was seen heading Podujeva from Prishtina last night. LDK sources in Podujeva confirmed that shooting from fire-arms was heard last night at Surkish village. Several Albanians living in the area where the shooting incident occurred have been arrested, LDK sources in the town said.

Thousands of Albanian households have been raided on by Serbian police forces in the municipality of Podujeva in the past few years, allegedly in connection with arms searches.

Several Albanians have been tortured to death or killed by the Serbian police during house raids, routine patrols in the streets, or in police stations.

This past year has seen several shooting incidents against Serbian police facilities in the Podujeva municipality. One Serbian police member was shot dead and two others wounded in incidents which have to this day not been clarified.

The situation was reported to be relatively calm in the town of Podujeva today.

Meanwhile, a protest meeting of a number of Serbs was reported held earlier today in the building of the town hall on Podujeva, under the control of the Serbian-installed authorities. Unconfirmed reports said Serbs have called for the Serbian police chief Zoran Sokolovic to address them some time in the afternoon today.

The municipality of Podujeva borders on Serbia. Its population is 98% Albanian.

There is fear the situation might escalate in the municipality, as the Serbian regime has been in the habit of cracking down on the local Albanian population in a bid to pacify what it has frequently labelled a most 'rebellious' element against Serbian rule in Kosova.


Kosovo Information Center: Kosova Communication Directory - Previous Article - Next Article
Back to Top
Copyright © 1995-2023 HR-Net (Hellenic Resources Network). An HRI Project.
All Rights Reserved.

HTML by the HR-Net Group / Hellenic Resources Institute, Inc.
ksv2html v1.00a run on Tuesday, 29 October 1996 - 12:45:50