104 KOSOVO ALBANIANS KILLED IN FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1998

( Editorial: --> 7625 ) PRISTINA, April 18 (Hina) - One hundred and four Kosovo Albanians have been killed in the first three months of this year as a result of the Serbian state terror in this Yugoslav province. The Kosovo Human rights Protection Committee reported that 22 Albanians had also been listed as missing during those three months. The Committee warned the local and international public that violence and the violations of human rights and freedoms had increased as compared to previous years. The Serbian police had burned down or demolished 71 Kosovo Albanian houses in two Kosovo municipalities, and some villages in the Drenica municipality have been besieged by police for over a month and a half, the Committee said. The Kosovo Human Rights Protection Committee especially pointed out the killings in Likosani, Qirez, Donji Prekaz, Lausi and other villages in the Drenica area. Around 80 Kosovo Albanians were killed, including elderly people, women and children. (hina) lm 181831 MET apr 98