KOSOVO ALBANIANS ATTACK UN VEHICLE NEAR MITROVICA
BBC Monitoring International Reports - June 8, 2006, Thursday

Text of report in English by Belgrade-based Radio B92 text website on 8 June

Kosovska Mitrovica, 8 June: A group of Albanians attacked a United Nations vehicle near Kosovska Mitrovica today.

"About 15 Albanians, slightly older than the age of 20, jumped out onto the road. I had to slow down the bus to make sure that I would not run anyone over. They used this move to approach the bus, kick it and hit it with sticks and throw rocks at it. I was able to get the bus out somehow, by swerving on the road and trying to escape," said bus driver Aleksandar Trajkovic.

The back window of the vehicle was broken during the attack, but no-one was injured.

This same bus had already been attacked twice in the same village of Rudnik, once on 9 May and another time on 12 May. Since these incidents, Kosovo police have been escorting the vehicle on its trips, though today the police were, for unknown reasons, not present.

Source: Radio B92 text website, Belgrade, in English 1318 gmt 8 Jun 06

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