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KOSOVO: INTERNATIONAL POLICE CONFIRM ARMED GANGS IN ACTION
Pristina, 19 Oct. (AKI) - The international police in Kosovo on
Wednesday confirmed that organized armed gangs have been spotted in
the western part of the province, as reported by the local media, but
added that the gangs had no support from the local population. "These
criminals have been active in the western part of Kosovo and to
dramatise the situation they were dressed in black uniforms", the
international police chief Kai Vitrup, told journalists in Pristina.
He added that the groups were organised, "otherwise they wouldn't
appear all at the same time and all dressed in black".
"For me, it's important that the problem isn't exaggerated, because we
are dealing with a small group of criminals who don't accept
democratic behavior in a democratic society".
According to Albanian language daily Koha ditore, the groups, calling
themselves the Army for the Independence of Kosovo, have threatened to
declare a state of emergency and apply war tactics unless the Kosovo
parliament declared independence by October 15.
The talks on the final status of Kosovo, where majority ethnic
Albanians demand independence, are expected to start next month. Some
ethnic Albanian political forces have threatened to resort to violence
if their demands are not met.
Kosovo has been under United Nations control since the ethnic Albanian
pro-independence rebellion in 1998 provoked a brutal military
crackdown by the Serbian forces, and NATO bombing raids to prevent
further persecution of Kosovo Albanians
A spokesman for the international forces (Kfor) in western Kosovo, Jos
Zigrif, also confirmed that "criminals are active in the area",
stopping traffic and controlling passengers.
"There is only one army in Kosovo and that is Kfor, all the others are
criminals", Jos said. He added that the international and Kosovo
police were investigation these cases.
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