[kcc-news] Kosova: Serb Force Resume Shelling LLapashtica Village Wednesday

[Mentor Cana]

               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
               !     READ  &  DISTRIBUTE FURTHER    !
               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Kosova Crisis Center (KCC) News Network: http://www.alb-net.com
---------------------------------------------------------------------
The Kosova Crisis Center (KCC): http://www.alb-net.com
ARTA News Service:              http://www.kohaditore.com/ARTA
Kosova Information Center(KIC): http://www.kosova.com
Radio21 (English/Albanian):     http://www.radio21.net/english.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------------


Kosova Information Center
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT # 1695
Prishtina, 17 February 1999

Bodies of Two Unidentified Civilians Found in Rahovec

PRISHTINA, Feb 17 (KIC) - The Serb police brought today
(Wednesday) the bodies of two unidentified persons in the town
morgue of Prizren, local sources said.
Witnesses told the chapter of the Council for the Defense of
Human Rights and Freedoms in Rahovec [Orahovac] that the two
bodies were found at a location called "Te Rrasat", outside the
town of Rahovec.
Their identity has not been learned yet.
They were both males and in civilian cloths, sources said, adding
that they were killed with firearms.

Serb Court in Peja Sentences 7 Albanians to 22 Years in Prison

PRISHTINA, Feb 17 (KIC) - The Serb-run District Court in Peja
sentenced today 7 Albanians to a combined 22 years in prison on
alleged terrorism-related charged.
The local chapter of the human rights council in Peja said the
defendants were mainly from Peja and Klina regions.
Ismet A.Gashi (1950, Sferka of Klina) was sentenced to 4 3 1/2
years, Rexh& B. Jakupi (1955, Kosuriq, Peja) to 4 years, Isat H.
Morina (1968, Sferka, Klina) to 4 years, Ramadan B. Gashi (1955,
Sferka, Klina) to 3 1/2 year, Bajram J. Berisha (1962, Volljak,
Klina) to 2 1/2, Zaim H. Gashi (1962, Sferka, Klina) 7 months,
Jahir S. Agushi (1948,Drenoc, Klina) to 3 1/2 years in prison,
the Council said.

Serb Police Opens Fire Towards Civilian's Car in Prizren

PRISHTINA, Feb 17 (KIC) - At around 21:00 on Tuesday evening the
Serb police opened fire in the direction of a car with civilians
on board, in the "Mazllum K&puska" neighborhood in Prizren.
The local LDK chapter in Prizren said the police sealed off
shortly the whole are. Heavy Serb police forces were seen roaming
the area until today (Wednesday) morning.
The OSCE spokesman for the KVM regional center in Prizren, Simon
Gerry, said the police arrested last evening three persons who
apparanty were in the car shot at by the police.
They are being still held in custody, he was quoted as saying,
failing to tell anything about his identity or the reason they
are being held.

Serb Force Resume Shelling LLapashtica Village Wednesday

PRISHTINA, 17 Feb  (KIC) - At around 10:00 in the morning today
(Wednesday), Serb forces started pounding with mortar fire the
village of Llapshtica, the local LDK chapter in Podujeva said.
Sounds of heavy detonation could be heard in the town of
Podujeva, the source said.
The village was fired onto by the Serb forces on two occasions
on Tuesday.
Ambassador William Walker, head of the OSCE Kosova Verification
Mission paid a visit to the area on Tuesday where he met with the
KLA commander of the LLapi operative zone.
During the course of afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday,
heavy skirmishes were fought between the Serb forces and KLA
fighters near the village of Godishnjak.
Several Albanians were arrested by the Serbian police in
Podujeva, sources said.
Gani Selmani, resident of Repa village and Sahit Tahiri (20),
Gazmend Tahiri (22) Avni Tahiri (23), all residents of Zhiti
village were released yesterday after having been held for two
days in Serb police custody. They were reportedly tortured
severely.


Firearm Shooting, Stepped Up Police Movement in Vushtrri

PRISHTINA, Feb 17 (KIC) - Stepped up movement of Serb forces were
reported in Vushtrri ('Vucitern') during the whole course of
afternoon and evening on Tuesday.
Sources in Vushtrri said the police harassed several passerssby
on the streets as well as secondary school students returning
from school.
After 10 p.m., heavy shooting was heard in several places in the
town. There has been no word about possible shoot-out incidents
or occurrences of the sort.

Serb Police Arrest School Teacher in Peja

PRISHTINA, Feb 17 (KIC) - Sk&nder Hoxha(55), a teacher with the
secondary school of economics in Peja, has been reported in Serb
police custody since early in the morning today (Wednesday).
Mr. Hoxha, a local LDK activist was arrested at his home in the
town.
There has been no word about the reason he is being held in
custody.

Kosova Information Center


---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from this list send a message to majordomo at alb-net.com
In the body of the message include: UNSUBSCRIBE KCC-NEWS