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KFOR News Update
Pristina, 23 November 2000
by Flight Lieutenant Mark A Whitty, KFOR Spokesman

Personnel Detained; Weapons Found

Yesterday morning, KFOR Task Force 1-36 Infantry detained 10 personnel
attempting to bypass Checkpoint Sapper and re-enter Kosovo from the Ground
Safety Zone. The individuals were wearing black uniforms and were not carrying
weapons. They were detained and transported to camp Bondsteel.

Early yesterday afternoon, KFOR Task Force 1-36 Infantry stopped and searched
a truck driven by a Kosovar Albanian man attempting to go to Dobrosin. During
the
search, the soldiers found 21 RPG rounds, two RPG launchers, three anti
personnel mines, 10 rifle grenades, 29 grenades, eight mortar rounds, one
12.7mm machine-gun with 5000 rounds of 12.7mm linked ammunition. The driver
of the truck was detained and taken to Camp Bondsteel along with the truck and
its contents.

The aim of KFOR's efforts opposite Dobrosin are to prevent the situation from
escalating into a crisis that would destabilize and negate the progress made in
Kosovo since the end of the conflict. All in Kosovo and southern Serbia must
share with us the futility of violence and the necessity of working for a
peaceful
future.

As has been stated repeatedly over the last few months, any extremist activity
based in Kosovo will not be tolerated by KFOR. KFOR will equally prevent any
action by extremist groups such as the UCPMB that would make Kosovo a
staging area for exporting violence. Any para-military activity and acts of
violence
by extremists groups such as the UCPMB and cross boundary criminal activity
have a destabilizing effect on Kosovo. They are not in the best interests of the
civil
population.

The FRY has equally been reminded that KFOR will not tolerate any violations of
the Military Technical Agreement stemming from activities occurring in the
Ground
Safety Zone. KFOR calls on all parties involved to resolve the situation in the
Presevo Valley through dialogue and a political solution.

Incidents During the Past 24 Hours

Multinational Brigade North

Nothing Significant to Report.

Multinational Brigade Centre

House Fire
Early yesterday afternoon a house fire was discovered near the village of
Janjeve /
Janjevo. A KFOR Swedish fire truck extinguished the blaze. UNMIK Police is
investigating.

Unexploded Ordnance Found
Yesterday afternoon, Multinational Brigade Centre soldiers found four anti-tank
mines five kilometres northwest of Prishtina / Pristina. KFOR Swedish Explosive
Ordnance disposal experts were sent to the location and safely removed the
mines.

Multinational Brigade West

Car Searched; Weapon Found
Yesterday morning, a KFOR Task Force Pegasus patrol stopped and checked a
red Mercedes car at a checkpoint in near the village Dollove / Dolovo. During
the
search, the soldiers found a pistol and ammunition magazine. The illegal items
were confiscated and the driver of the vehicle handed over to UNMIK Police.

Multinational Brigade South

Nothing Significant to Report

Multinational Brigade East

See lead story.

Houses Destroyed
Yesterday evening, KFOR Task Force 2-327 reported that two vacant properties
had been destroyed in two separate explosions in Kllokot / Klokot. A KFOR U.S.
soldier and an interpreter were slightly injured by the blast from the second
explosion. Following the explosion a crowd of around 125 Kosovar Serbs gathered
to protest. During the protest one Kosovar Serb threw rocks at Multinational
Brigade East soldiers and was immediately detained. The crowd later dispersed
peacefully. UNMIK Police is investigating.

Media Opportunity

Opening of the Prizren Bypass
On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, Multinational Brigade South Commander, Brigadier
Gen. Fritz von Korff will open the new Prizren By-pass. The By-pass north of
Prizren will connect the roads leading from Prizren to Suva Reka / Suhareke and
Prizren to Landovica / Landovice.

The road was built by KFOR at cost of 7.1 million deutschmarks, and it will be
maintained by KFOR in the future. A Kosovar firm carried out the construction of
the By-pass.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the opening ceremony and
reception with the Multinational Brigade South Commander. Interested media
representatives should contact KFOR the MNB South liaison officer in the CPIC in
Prishtina / Pristina.