FIRE FIGHT AT THE BOUNDARY OF MACEDONIA WITH KOSOVO








BELGRADE, 5 March.  / Sergej Rjabikin, korrespondent of the RIA "
Nowosti " /. in the proximity of the locality Tanusevci at the
boundary of Macedonia with the Yugoslav province Kosovo are delivered
fire fights between Macedonian military members and Albanian
separatists.

The Ministry of Defense of Macedonia indicated in Skopje that Albanian
militarized formations, which call themselves " the national release
army " had fired at positions of the members of the Macedonian army.


Albanian terrorists apply automatic weapons and garnet throwers with
the bombardments.  The army answers the fire, and, like eye-witnesses
indicate, the intensity of the fire fights increases.  Meanwhile no
specification concerning victims is present.

At present into the space of the collisions additional Macedonian army
units are shifted, the police mobilize their reservists in different
cities of the country.  Electronic mass media of Macedonia maintain
that also the defense Ministry initiated the mobilization.

The previous evening Albanian terrorists three murdered Macedonian
military member.