Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- Armed Clashes in Northwest Macedonia SKOPJE, Aug 24, 2001 -- (dpa) Ethnic Albanian rebels and Macedonian security forces exchanged fire in two towns in the northwest of the country Thursday night in the first serious violation of the ceasefire in several days, according to Macedonian police. The clashes began when rebels opened fire with automatic weapons and mortars in Ratae and Zilce, towns where numerous displaced persons have gathered from the villages above Tetovo, police said. The Macedonian security forces returned fire because lives were in danger, the police added. There were no reported casualties in the exchange. It was the second rebel attack in the area since the framework agreement on establishing peace in Macedonia was signed on August 13 in Skopje. It came hours after NATO troops began pouring into the country Thursday to collect rebel arms and a day after a formal NATO decision to commit 3,500 troops to the operation. (C)2001. dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
