Kosovo Serbs alarmed by reports of paramilitary activity
BBC Monitoring Europe (Political) - September 3, 2006 Sunday

Text of report by Serbian independent news agency FoNet

Zubin Potok, 2 September: Zubin Potok Deputy Mayor Srdjan Djurovic today told FoNet that around thirty armed persons wearing black uniforms had been spotted on the slopes of Mt Mokra Gora on 30 August.

"They practiced shooting in the area between Zubin Potok and Istok municipalities and their presence, and the fact that they were not members of Kfor [NATO-led Kosovo Force], has greatly upset the Serb population in this part of Kosovo," Djurovic said.

Representatives of Zubin Potok municipality informed NATO southern wing commander Admiral Harry Ulrich about the incident at a meeting today.

"He told us that Kfor was investigating the report. The newly appointed Kfor commander, German Gen Roland Kather, and the commander of the Multinational Brigade North, French Gen Jean-Jacques Barthes, also attended the meeting," Djurovic said.

Source: FoNet news agency, Belgrade, in Serbian 1932 gmt 2 Sep 06

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