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Prishtina, 2 March 1999 10:00 CET
KOSOVA DAILY REPORT # 1708-A
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  Serbian Troops Shell Kosovar Albanian Villages on the Border with FYROM

PRISHTINA, March 2 (KIC) - Serbian military and paramilitary police troops launched today morning, at 5 o'clock a.m., an attack against the village of Krivenik, in the Hani i Elezit area, southeast Kosova bordering on FYROM, local sources said.

Two hours later, frequent and powerful detonations were heard in the village of Pustenik, aimed at Kosova Liberation Army (UÇK) positions, where clashes with Serbian forces have occurred in the past several days.

Serbian shelling targeting Pustenik continued at 9:30 CET, too. As many as 15 Serbian military shells landed in the village in five minutes alone, local LDK sources in Hani i Elezit reported.

Heavy Serbian military movements were reported early in the morning today in Hani i Elezit and Kaçanik area. Huge Serbian forces were heading towards the Kaçanik Gorge, whereas three columns of Serbian troops, backed up by as many as 70 vehicles, including army tanks, headed towards Hani i Elezit at 6:45 CET. Three powerful detonations were heard at the time within ten to fifteen minutes.

Heavy Serbian military and police forces had been closing in on the village of Pustenik before 7 o'clock in the morning today.

Most of the Albanian residents displaced by the recent fighting have sought refuge in the town of Kaçanik.

The people of the small town of Hani i Elezit have been locked up in their homes, fearful that going out would mean becoming easy targets of the Serbian police. Some Albanians have been reported arrested.

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  Çiçavica Massif Villages Attacked Overnight

PRISHTINA, March 2 (KIC) - Serbian military forces positioned at Dolak, Bukosh and Frashër mounted a one-hour attack with heavy guns against the villages around the Çiçavica massif in northern Kosova overnight, local LDK sources in Vushtrri said.

Serbian forces have reportedly ransacked many Albanian households in the villages of Dolak and Bukosh.

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