BELGRADE, April 9 (Hina) - NATO planes early on Friday morning targeted the car and weapons factory "Zastava" in Kragujevac. The Yugoslav oil company Jugopetrol's reservoir in Smederevo was also hit in last night's attacks. NATO also
attacked targets in the wider Valjevo area and the barracks in Bubanj Potok near Belgrade. The Yugoslav capital was not targeted last night. According to media reports, there were no civil victims in the attacks, although NATO hit targets in downtown Kragujevac. The alert centre in Kragujevac reported that at 1.20 am several NATO projectiles hit the "Zastava" factory. A strong explosion shook the city centre and shattered windows on a number of buildings, houses and shops. A fire which broke out in the factory after the bombardment was localised this morning at 5 am. Kragujevac mayor Veroljub Stevanovic said that "the vital facilities of the factory were hit in the attack" but t
BELGRADE, April 9 (Hina) - NATO planes early on Friday morning
targeted the car and weapons factory "Zastava" in Kragujevac.
The Yugoslav oil company Jugopetrol's reservoir in Smederevo was
also hit in last night's attacks.
NATO also attacked targets in the wider Valjevo area and the
barracks in Bubanj Potok near Belgrade. The Yugoslav capital was
not targeted last night. According to media reports, there were no
civil victims in the attacks, although NATO hit targets in downtown
Kragujevac.
The alert centre in Kragujevac reported that at 1.20 am several NATO
projectiles hit the "Zastava" factory. A strong explosion shook the
city centre and shattered windows on a number of buildings, houses
and shops. A fire which broke out in the factory after the
bombardment was localised this morning at 5 am.
Kragujevac mayor Veroljub Stevanovic said that "the vital
facilities of the factory were hit in the attack" but there were no
human losses.
Fifty minutes after midnight, NATO jets hit the "Jugopetrol" oil
reservoir in Smederevo (60 km from Belgrade) with three missiles.
Huge blazes could be seen clearly in the Yugoslav capital.
There were no victims in the attack but three people were lightly
injured while putting out the fire, which was extinguished this
morning.
Three villages near Smederevo were evacuated although analyses
showed that there is no danger of poisonous gases spreading
following the explosion of petrol and other oil products.
At 1 am three NATO missiles hit the area of Crni Vrh near Jagodina,
where a Serbian Television relay is located.
According to the Valjevo civil defence headquarters, about an hour
after midnight, NATO hit targets in the wider Valjevo area. Two
projectiles hit the area of Divcibare including a 10-km power
transmission line, leaving nearby villages without electricity.
Fifty minutes after midnight, NATO hit targets in south-east parts
of Belgrade, near the barracks in Bubanj Potok. The barracks was the
only target of NATO attacks in the wider Belgrade area last night.
There have been no reports on civilian victims.
(hina) rml