300 KOSOVO ALBANIANS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED THIS YEAR

( Editorial: --> 3471 ) PRISTINA, June 24 (Hina) - The Kosovo Committee for Human Rights Protection on Wednesday reported that nearly 300 Kosovo Albanians had been killed and hundreds had been injured since the beginning of this year's unrest in the southern Yugoslav province. According to Committee figures, most of the victims were women, children and the elderly. More than 150 Kosovo Albanians had been arrested and were facing criminal prosecution, while 200 are listed as missing. The Committee report also says that at least 100,000 people - mostly Albanians but also Serbs, Montenegrins, Turks and Muslims - had left their homes, and that more than 5,000 houses had been destroyed. (Hina) mbr jn /rml 241913 MET jun 98