14/04/1999
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Gazeta Shqiptare

14 April 1999

Serbs occupy Kamenica for four hours

Serbs occupy Kamenica for four hours. For the first time, the Yugoslav army has penetrated up to two kilometres inside the border, looting and burning an entire village. . For the first time, the Yugoslav army has penetrated up to two kilometres inside the border, looting and burning an entire village. The attack was preceded by bombardments that continued throughout the morning. After this, around 100 Serbian troops surrounded the Kamenica outpost and forced the 15 border guards to retreat under heavy fire. Until 16:30, the Serbs continued to hold the village of Kamenica under their control, setting fire to four of its houses as well. Reinforcements arriving from the Tropojë police station forced the Serbs to withdraw after four hours of resistance, back the way they had come. Meanwhile, two artillery shells fell for the first time in Krumë as well, in a valley, causing casualties only among some livestock grazing there. On page 2 A Serbian soldier guarding the burned villages of Kosovo Photo ANSA A Serbian soldier guarding the burned villages of Kosovo — Photo ANSA

Train driver threatened with a submachine gun. The route is diverted

Laç, a man and a woman hold a train hostage “It crosses our land, so it must pay rent” A man and a woman changed the route of a passenger train and wanted to stop it from moving any farther because it was crossing their land. First the man changed the train’s direction, while his wife then threatened the train driver with a gun to stop him from continuing. On Sunday afternoon, the passenger train that had departed from Tirana for Shkodër changed direction before it had properly entered Milot station. Forty-year-old Abdullah Haxhia approached the track-switch lever, moving the levers... On page 19

The draw will be held on 26 April

Rules 1. Keep this copy of the newspaper with your contest number 2. The game numbers are published every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. 3. On Monday, 26 April, the fifth draw will be on TV KLAN for a trip for 2 people to ITALY and 2 SCHENGEN visas. I’m giving you ITALY Gazeta Shqiptare Your contest number for today SERIES JF 355358

AGGRESSION AGAINST ALBANIA. 100 SOLDIERS ATTACK A VILLAGE AND BURN 4 HOUSES

Defense Council: Now we will fire on the aggressors On page 3 UN on alert: The Serbs are expanding the conflict On page 5 Michael Jackson makes a song for Kosovo’s babies On page 21

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