Posted on 11/21/2006 8:42:47 AM PST by Bokababe
Pristina, 21 Nov. (AKI) - An explosive device went off early on Tuesday morning in a Serbian elementary school in the central Kosovo village of Ropotovo, but there were no casualties, police said. Kosovo police spokesman Veton Elsani said the device was placed in a storage cupboard. Fortunately, the classroom, which can hold up to 200 pupils, was empty, because the teacher didn’t show up for the classes and, apart from material damage, there were no injuries, he said.
“By chance, due to the teacher’s absence, the fifth grade classroom in which the explosion took place was empty and the tragedy was avoided,” said a school official Zivorad Tomic. He said the school is usually attended by 450 ethnic Serb pupils, but all classes were later cancelled.
Violent incidents have lately increased in the breakaway Kosovo province, where majority ethnic Albanians demand independence, as the international community nears a decision on the final status of Kosovo. The province, in which ethnic Albanians outnumber the remaining Serbs by 17 to one, has been under United Nations control since 1999, but Belgrade opposes independence and reaffirmed Serbia's sovreignty over the area in its new constitution, approved recently.
Violence flared in the province when the Kosovo Liberation Army, supported by ethnic Albanians, came out in open rebellion against Serbian rule in the mid-1990s, sparking a brutal Yugoslav military crackdown.
Serbian forces began an 'ethnic cleansing' campaign against up to half of Kosovo's ethnic Albanians in 1999 triggering a NATO bombing campaign that drove Serb forces from the province. Some 800,000 people fled to Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro and approximately 10,000 died in the conflict.
Over 200,000 Serbs have fled Kosovo since it was put under UN control and some 3,000 have been killed or listed as missing, according to the International Red Cross. It believes about 1,500 have been murdered.
I think most of the world will be bhind your sentiment if kids ar4 ever targetted like that- The stinkin terrorists are nothign but filthy animals!!! http://sacredscoop.com
When they talk about architecture - "Serbian" is not mentioned once. Churches and monasteries - all 1,600 of them - were apparently built by someone else.
Boy, that's funny.
Visit Kosovo folks. Who needs Miami , or Hawaii when you can visit KOSOVO. Take snaps of the booming mosque building industry. Bored in the afternoon? Well, sell some semtex to the Real IRA, just like those KLA freedom fighters did. Or why not plan to murder some Jews in Europe. You'll find lots of help in KOSOVO. Low on funds? Well, start your own heroin smuggling service.
The weblink even has some "travel tips".
Beyond parody.
They are shooting themselves in the foot. If Albanians really came to Kosovo in 4th Century, how come they created NO cultural heritage, NO cultural artifacts in the course of 17 centuries! Nada. This is unique event in the world history. Even the first school in their own language was opened by Serbian Illuminatus Dositej Obradovich.
Their pitiful existance in Kosovo is characterized by pillage, arson and murder.
To paraphrase the words of Manuel II Palaiologos, "Show me just what Albanians brought to Kosovo that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman"
When speaking about the contribution to World Heritage, Kosovo Albanians have contributed by destrying medieval Christian heritage and exporting the most violent criminal gangs on the face of the Earth.
"Final act of betrayal of Serbia
Michael Polt, US ambassador to Belgrade said for Serbian TV:
"Why should we (USA) protect territorial integrity of a regime that murders its own citizens."
Answering on a question of stance of USA on Kosovo.
Im disgussed."
Just one of Clinton's 'Crimes against Humanity'
My guess is that they were warned.....to avoid injuries, bringing more attention, but leaving a clear message. Also, in the link you provided, notice....
"Some 10,000 ethnic Albanians died and 800,000 fled during Serbia's 1998-99 war against separatist guerrillas."
They are still sticking to the BS about 10,000 Albanians killed....in this article.
interesting that they wrote the truth about the Serbs but not about the Albanians. First, it was 100,000, then it went to 10,000, they only found approximatly 2,108, and 22 of those were in a mass grave and were Serbs..by the way.
Probably warned, or threatened, they want to intimidate for the time period. They do that....more death brings more "heat" so to speak. It is a warning, that "we want you gone". They can also, blame it on the Serbs that they did it to themselves, while all the while everyone knows who did it........or what group did it. I would guess he/she got a text message, phone call, etc....telling then not to show..........for now.
Thank God, I don't believe in chance! Praying with you for Truth to come, and quickly, dear Sara, with thanksgiving for God's great mercy with us in Jesus Christ, amen.
I guess Mr. Polt thinks breaking up a country and giving 15% o f its territory to a gang of drug-running, nun-raping Islamofascists would be less frowned upon by the world. That's a very discouraging message to all the world's terrorists. </sarcasm>
Always figured we shoulda given the Serbians pass for their heroics during WWII.
Anyone got some knee high boots for the BS is getting deeper and deeper.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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