Terrorism Kosovo Yugoslavia

A bomb went off near Yugoslav government offices in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, killing one Serb and injuring four others. Serbian media said the blast targeted employees of the office that dispenses Yugoslav passports. Yugoslav authorities blamed ethnic Albanian rebels and demanded action by the U.N. No arrests were made immediately.

A bomb went off near Yugoslav government offices in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, killing one Serb and injuring four others. Serbian media said the blast targeted employees of the office that dispenses Yugoslav passports. Yugoslav authorities blamed ethnic Albanian rebels and demanded action by the U.N. No arrests were made immediately.

As a postwar power struggle heats up in Kosovo Albanian politics, extremists are trying to silence moderate leaders with a terror campaign of kidnappings, beatings, bombings and at least one killing. The intensified attacks against members of the moderate Democratic League of Kosovo, or LDK, have raised concerns that radical ethnic Albanians are turning against their own out of fear of losing power in a democratic Kosovo.

As a postwar power struggle heats up in Kosovo Albanian politics, extremists are trying to silence moderate leaders with a terror campaign of kidnappings, beatings, bombings and at least one killing. The intensified attacks against members of the moderate Democratic League of Kosovo, or LDK, have raised concerns that radical ethnic Albanians are turning against their own out of fear of losing power in a democratic Kosovo.

A moderate Kosovo Serb leader was shot and wounded at his home, peacekeeping authorities said Monday, and the top United Nations official here denounced anti-Serb violence and warned ethnic Albanians that they risk losing world support. Momcilo Trajkovic, president of the Serbian Resistance Movement, suffered a gunshot wound to his right thigh after being attacked by "unknown assailants" late Sunday evening, U.N. spokeswoman Daniela Rozgonova said.

A moderate Kosovo Serb leader was shot and wounded at his home, peacekeeping authorities said Monday, and the top United Nations official here denounced anti-Serb violence and warned ethnic Albanians that they risk losing world support. Momcilo Trajkovic, president of the Serbian Resistance Movement, suffered a gunshot wound to his right thigh after being attacked by "unknown assailants" late Sunday evening, U.N. spokeswoman Daniela Rozgonova said.