The Hindu : Heavy security in Kosovo

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Monday, Mar 22, 2004

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Heavy security in Kosovo

CABRA (SERBIA-MONTENEGRO), MARCH 21. NATO-led peacekeepers in full riot gear set up barricades and checkpoints to prevent unrest on Sunday at the funerals for two ethnic Albanian boys whose drowning, blamed on Serbs, sparked violence in Kosovo. Thousands gathered for the funeral in the village of Cabra, 40 km north of the capital, Pristina. NATO-led troops set up checkpoints every 15 km along the main road leading to the village — and warned that people would be turned away. Italian peacekeepers placed armoured personnel carriers on a hill overlooking the tiny hamlet to supervise the funeral procession. Helicopters patrolled over the ceremony.

Schoolchildren and playmates of Avni Veseli (11), and Egzon Deliu (12), sat in the front of the crowd, holding wreaths and small signs, reading ``Stop the Violence'' and ``We want peace.'' As the ceremony ended, the families of the two boys appealed to mourners to disperse peacefully.

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