(17 May 1998) T/I: 11:14:36 GS 10:27:22 (WTN GS 22/05/1998)
Serb police in Kosovo province said that they exchanged fire on Sunday (17/5) with militant ethnic Albanians seeking independence from Serbia.
They said one officer was wounded and claimed that an undetermined number of what they called "terrorists" had been killed or wounded.
The incident happened at Iglarevo, a village 45 km (25 miles) west of Kosovo capital, Pristina. Militants claiming loyalty to the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) have a strong presence in the area. The KLA says it has killed dozens of Serbs as well as ethnic Albanians who were loyal to the Serb government.
SHOWS:
KOSOVO PROVINCE, SERBIA 17/5
KIJEVO:
0.00 MS view of road from inside Serb police machine gun post
0.04 MS two Serb policemen running around side of building
0.07 MS two policemen climbing into building through broken window
0.14 WS two policemen with rifles by corners of buildings; ZOOM to one taking aim with rifle
0.22 MS two policemen walking down road
0.25 WS more policemen walking down road
KOSOVO-SERBIA FRONTIER:
0.28 WS truck along road near border
0.32 WS ethnic Albanian trucks parked on Serb side of frontier
0.35 WS PAN large number of ethnic Albanian trucks on Serb side of frontier
0.41 WS ethnic Albanian tanker trucks on roadside beyond field
PRISTINA:
0.45 WS peace marchers in city centre
0.50 PAN UP to elderly man in demonstration
1.00 MS various marchers
1.04 WS marchers
1.08 Vision ends
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