ALBANIAN NATIONAL ARMY "CONTROLS" ROAD NEAR KOSOVO-SERBIAN BORDER - AGENCY
Tanjug - March 3, 2003

Gnjilane, 3 March: The illegal Albanian National Army (ANA) AKSh in Albanian early on Monday 3 March "controlled" traffic on the road from the northeastern Kosovo-Metohija town of Gnjilane, which is situated in the vicinity of Bujanovac, southern Serbia.

The uniformed members of the illegal group stopped a car carrying a Serb woman and after a thorough search, which lasted for about 40 minutes, let her continue, Tanjug has learned. This armed group mostly operates on this regional road, 600 to 1,000 metres away from the administrative line dividing the province from southern Serbia, where UNMIK UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and local police patrols are not frequently seen.

If legal police forces appear, ANA members quickly turn themselves into motorized passengers and frequently continue to control the ground in this way, by "patrolling" the area in their cars.

Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in English 1911 gmt 3 Mar 03

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