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2004-04-17 Europe

U.N. Police Die in Kosovo Prison Shootout

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Posted by Fred 2004-04-17 12:44|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Jordanian 'peacekeepers' under UN mandate trying to free their Albanian Muslim brothers??
Is this what this is?

Posted by TS 2004-04-17 1:58:40 PM|| 2004-04-17 1:58:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Some more info from Khaleej Times:
United Nations sources in the UN administered province said there were reports that a Moroccan police officer or prison security guard had opened fire and that at least one American had been killed.

Another report said it was a Pakistani policeman or prison guard who had opened fire.

The deputy director at the health centre in Mitrovica, Milan Ivanovic, told reporters six UN police officers had been wounded, and five were in very serious condition.

âOne international American policewoman is in a very critical condition,â he added.

The Reuters witness said no ambulances stopped to pick the body of the second US policewoman, which was covered with a coat.

He saw American members of the United Nations police force moving cautiously into the grounds of the district prison and cafeteria as ambulances and senior officers rushed to the scene.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayArticle.asp?col=§ion=theworld&xfile=data/theworld/2004/April/theworld_April341.xml

Posted by TS 2004-04-17 2:35:26 PM|| 2004-04-17 2:35:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, this settles it. We definitely should put the UN in charge of Iraq.

/dripping sarcasm

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-17 2:42:43 PM|| 2004-04-17 2:42:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - An American policewoman with the United Nations force in Kosovo was killed on Saturday and four U.S. policewomen were badly wounded in a shootout, said to be with Jordanian police, after a dispute about Iraq, a hospital official said.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4855503§ion=news

Posted by Ghostrider 2004-04-17 2:44:38 PM|| 2004-04-17 2:44:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Notice how it was women they shot...I suppose they couldnt take a woman with an opinion. So they must kill her to restore their sick notion of honor.
This was a honor killing! If the reports about it being over Iraq are true.
This is efing outrageous!

Posted by TS 2004-04-17 2:55:00 PM|| 2004-04-17 2:55:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Now reports say it was an ambush by a Jordanian officer. Four other Jordanian officers are being questioned.
He ambushed the other officers as they were leaving work.
Killing two American officers, and injuring ten American officers and one Austrian.
If there were an argument over Iraq, it happened previously and then he did a sneak attack on them.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040417_997.html

Posted by TS 2004-04-17 7:01:26 PM|| 2004-04-17 7:01:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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