BODIES OF DIED ALBANIANS FROM RACAK STILL NOT RETURNED TO FAMILIES

PRISTINA, Feb 10 (Hina) - Bodies of 40 ethnic Albanians, killed in the village of Racak on January 15, have not yet been returned to their families, although two lawyers of the Albanian families have announced this should happen by 08.00 am Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Albanian party announced that the Serb authorities would deliver the corpses kept in Pristina for a forensic inquiry. On Wednesday morning the families arrived from Racak in Pristina to identify the bodies, following the request of the Serbian authorities. Albanians insisted that all the victims be returned together and buried during a single funeral and also demanded that Serbian police be barred from the site of the funeral. On the other hand, the Serbian authorities believe that the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) will use such funeral for their political propaganda and insisted that the dead be buried on several different days. They proposed that they would return 12 bodies on Wednesday and 14 on each Thursday and Friday. The OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) mission in Kosovo expressed concern over possibilities that the Serbian and Albanian parties may use this event for their political goals. International representatives called for a peaceful and dignified funeral of the victims of the massacre in Racak. (hina) jn ms