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KFOR Press Update
Pristina, 21 October 2000
by Major Steven R. Shappell, KFOR Spokesman

KFOR Soldier Found Dead

Shortly after 10:00 p.m. Thursday night, a KFOR French soldier was found dead of
a gunshot wound in the Three Towers section of Mitrovice / Mitrovica. The
soldier's
name is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin. French military
police are investigating. No additional details are available at this time.

Shots Fired at KFOR Compound

Shortly before noon yesterday, unknown assailants fired shots at the KFOR
Russian compound in Buroje / Brocna. Three shots were fired from a brown
Volkswagen that then departed the scene heading south at a high rate of speed.
There were no reports of injuries or property damage in connection with the
incident.

Incidents During the Past 24 Hours

Multinational Brigade North

See lead stories.

Multinational Brigade Centre

Houses Searched; Weapons Found
Early yesterday morning, KFOR Multinational Brigade Centre soldiers conducted a
series of planned house searches in the village of Gadime e Eperme / Gornje
Gadimlje. By mid-afternoon, the house search operation was finished. Among the
items discovered during the operation were 10 shotguns, six bolt action rifles,
four
assault rifles, five handgrenades, 1135 rounds of ammunition and a tear-gas
canister. KFOR soldiers confiscated all of the illegal items discovered during
the
search.

Mine Found
Late yesterday afternoon, a KFOR Multinational Brigade Centre patrol discovered
a mine at a road junction near the village of Shkabaj / Orlovic. After careful
examination, KFOR Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts destroyed the mine at
the scene.

Unoccupied House Burns
Early yesterday evening, a fire was reported in an unoccupied house north of the
village of Gracko. KFOR Finnish Battalion firefighting troops were sent to the
scene of the blaze and extinguished it.

Multinational Brigade West

Unexploded Ordnance Found
Yesterday afternoon, an employee of non-governmental organization working in
Kosovo found an handgrenade near Vitomirice / Vitomirica. KFOR Task Force
Aquila Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts safely removed the grenade from the
scene.

Multinational Brigade South

Nothing significant to report.

Multinational Brigade East

Winter Clothes, School Supplies Distributed
Thursday morning, KFOR Multinational Brigade East soldiers from the U.S. 2nd
Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment distributed over 70 boxes of warm winter
clothing to approximately 200 children in the Doganaj / Doganovic school. The
clothes, donated by family members of the Hanau, Germany based unit, enabled
the soldiers to give each child at the school one warm set of winter clothes,
complete with a designer-name scarf. Each child also received a bookbag sporting
mine awareness slogans. The bookbags were stocked generously with school
supplies.

Capt. Robert Gunther, Information Officer for unit, said, "I don't think there
was a
face not smiling that day, both the kids and soldiers. The children were happy
at
getting the supplies and the soldiers were happy to give them, completing the
circle begun by our great Family Support Group back at home station. Helping the
kids be warm, as well as safe and secure, our primary mission, gave all of us a
good feeling."

Grenades Thrown at Store
Early yesterday evening unknown assailants threw two grenades at a Kosovo
Serb-owned store in Viti / Vitina. The grenade explosions shattered glass in the
store's window, causing minor injuries from flying glass to three people in the
store. A KFOR Task Force 2-327 patrol detained four suspects who were seen
fleeing from the scene of the attack. During a search of the house of one of the
suspects, a Kosovar Albanian man, the patrol discovered nine grenades and some
small arms ammunition. UNMIK Police is investigating.

Media Opportunity

KFOR Operational Reserve Air Insertion Exercises

The KFOR Operational Reserve - composed of British, Greek, Ukrainian and U.S.
elements -- will be conducting an Air Insertion exercise in the Multinational
Brigade East sector early next week.

The Air Insertion exercise takes place Monday near Gjilan / Gnjilane, and
entails
the force's insertion by helicopters - Ukrainian MI-8 Hips and American UH- 60
Blackhawks and CH-47 Chinooks -- into a town, where they will conduct security
patrols.

The KFOR Operational Reserve force provides the KFOR commander additional
assets and greater flexibility during the Kosovo municipal elections. The force
is
training in MNB East to familiarize the unit with the sector's command, control
and
communications in the event the unit is called upon to augment existing
peacekeepers. It also offers the opportunity to exercise the One Team, One
Effort
concept guiding KFOR.

Media wishing to attend the Air Insertion Exercise need to report to Camp
Monteith Gate 1 Monday no later than 9:00 a.m. Special concerns should be
addressed to SSG McGuire at the KFOR Press Information Center no later than
noon Sunday. KFOR press passes are required for both events. An Albanian
interpreter will be available.

Bus transportation from the KFOR CPIC in Prishtina / Pristina is available. The
bus will depart the CPIC at 7:45 a.m. and return to the CPIC upon the completion
of the exercise.

KFOR Multinational Slingload Exercise

KFOR US and Russian elements will conduct a joint slingload operation Tuesday
at Camp Monteith. A U.S. Army Chinook helicopter will be rigged to carry
tactical
vehicles, and will then conduct a tactical air insertion mission.

Media wishing to attend the training should report to Camp Monteith Gate 1 no
later than 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. Special concerns should be addressed to SSG
McGuire at the KFOR Press Information Center no later that 4:00 p.m. Monday.
KFOR press passes are required for both events. An Albanian interpreter will be
available.