ONE KOSOVO ALBANIAN KILLED & FIVE WOUNDED IN PEC

( Editorial: --> 0681 ) PRISTINA, March 18 (Hina) - Shooting at a group of Kosovo Albanians participating in a peaceful protest in Pec, Serbian police killed Qerim Muriqi (aged 50) and wounded five other Albanians, the Kosovo Committee for Human Rights and Freedoms said on Wednesday evening. Twelve other demonstrators were beaten, the Committee said. Several hundred thousand Kosovo Albanians staged peaceful protests against the Serbian violence in a number of Kosovo towns, the Committee reported. The demonstrations in Pristina and other towns were completed peacefully, while in Pec police opened fire on protesters. Serbian police did not release a statement on the killing of one and wounding of five other Albanians. Radio Pristina reported that police were attacked in Pec and that two Serbian police officers received minor injuries. (hina) jn rm/mrb 182223 MET mar 98