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YUGOSLAVIA: STRIKING MINERS CLASH WITH POLICE

(4 Oct 2000) Serbo-Croat/Nat XFA Striking miners from the Kolubara mine came head to head with Slobodan Milosevic's riot police on Wednesday. Police blockaded a bridge leading to the mine, but backed down when miners forced their way through. After security forces withdrew from their barricades, thousands of miners and supporters streamed into the mining complex, 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Belgrade. Truckloads of police and soldiers tried to stop workers reaching the mine, which employs 7,000 workers, by blocking the bridge leading to it with police vans. When a bus carrying more miners rammed the police vehicles out of the way the crowd surged through the barricade. Police in riot gear watched as the crowd swelled. Police tried to stop the strikers with batons, but soon gave up. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) "I've heard that warrants for the arrest of some of these miners have been made, but I don't think the police will do it." SUPER CAPTION: Dragoljob Micunovic, Opposition party member The turnaround was hailed by Milosevic foes as another key victory in their civil disobedience campaign to force him to accept election defeat. The confrontation came one day after Milosevic's government threatened «special measures» against leaders of strikes launched this week to force the Yugoslav president to concede defeat to challenger Vojislav Kostunica in the September 24 election. 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...