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KOSOVO: KLA FIGHTERS CLASH WITH SERB PARAMILITARY POLICE

(2 Aug 1998) Natural Sound Heavy fighting has broken out between Albanian militants and Serb paramilitary police forces on Sunday. The key artery leading west from Kosovo's capital Pristina to Pec was closed as Serbian police used heavily armoured vehicles in a clash with fighters from the Kosovo Liberation Army (K-L-A). Following an attack on a Serb police checkpoint near Prilep on Sunday, the Serb paramilitary police moved into take over the village and secure their control of the road. Prilep is astride the important road connecting western towns of Djakovica and Pec. Until last week, the K-L-A had held the main roads in Kosovo but they lost control after a major offensive by the Serb government forces. Now they want to make sure it stays in their hands. Heavily armed police fired at houses and trenches held in and around Prilep by the K-L-A. The police used a multi-barrel anti-aircraft gun mounted on top of an armoured vehicle and made their way through the village house by house. The guerrillas fought back but eventually the police advanced and regained control over the contested village. Some destruction was visible, but mostly from earlier clashes which have been frequent over the past months. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...