MORE VICTIMS IN RECENT CLASHES IN KOSOVO

( Editorial: --> 9813 ) PRISTINA, June 9 (Hina) - The pro-government Media Centre in Pristina reported on Monday that one Yugoslav soldier was killed while another three were wounded in yesterday's attack of an armed group of Albanians on a military vehicle near the villages of Smolica and Popovce, west of Djakovica. Citing army sources, the Media Centre said that the attack was carried out from a rocket launcher. Members of the Yugoslav border units responded to the attack. One Serbian police officer and a civilian were wounded on Monday near the villages of Banje and Suvo Grlo in the Drenica municipality. The Serbian authorities blame Albanians for this. The Kosovo Democratic Alliance in Decani on Monday reported that six Albanians were killed while another 15 were wounded in the village of Gornji Carabreg, Decani municipality, in the recent Serbian military and police operations. The same source reported that the town was under siege by the Serbian forces, leaving almost 500 Decani residents trapped in their houses. (hina) rml 091058 MET jun 98