(6 Jun 1999) Natural Sound

American B-52 bombers pounded Serb positions near the Albanian-Yugoslav border as the talks for a Yugoslav withdrawal from Kosovo continued on Sunday.

The bombers struck in daylight near the key border crossing point of Morini.

Clouds of black smoke rose into the sky as American B-52s dropped their bombs near the Morini border crossing inside Kosovo.

Another explosion from the circling bombers rose harmlessly from the White Drini River Dam at the frontier, located 26 kilometres (12 miles) from Kukes.

The strikes were aimed at Serb forces fighting guerrillas of the pro-independence Kosovo Liberation Army.

Despite the earth-shaking bombs, Serb artillery continued to hammer at the guerrillas, who responded with mortar fire.

Yugoslavia's acceptance of the peace plan for Kosovo has not ended the fighting in the border areas, where the rebels are trying to deeper into the province to continue their fight.

Continued fighting underlines the problems peacekeepers will face in trying to restore order in the province after Yugoslav forces withdraw as demanded by NATO.

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