[ALBSA-Info] U.S. Deplores Kosovo Bus Bombing

[Gazhebo at aol.com]

U.S. Deplores Kosovo Bus Bombing

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The United States deplored on Friday the 
deadly bomb attack on a bus bringing Serbs into northern Kosovo and asked all 
parties in Kosovo to stay calm. 

Seven Serbs died and dozens of others were injured in the bombing, the second 
attack on a Serb convoy this week. 

The attack showed the problems the United Nations and NATO peacekeeping 
forces face in bringing peace and reconciliation between the Serb population 
and ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, which is under U.N. civilian control. 

U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Reeker said in a written statement: 
"The United States deplores the attack... We call on all parties in Kosovo to 
remain calm, avoid violent acts of reprisal and to seek political means of 
resolving their grievances." 

"This heinous crime must not be allowed to undermine the very purpose of the 
U.N. mission and NATO-led peacekeepers, to bring peace and stability to all 
the people of the region."