Ethnic Albanians March to Honor Victims of Brutal Serb Crackdown
More than 15,000 ethnic Albanians, many bearing candles and anti-police placards, marched Sunday to commemorate victims of a Serbian crackdown and press their demands for Kosovo’s independence.
Buttressing public defiance of the authorities, ethnic Albanian political leaders again rejected a Serbian offer of talks.
Ethnic Albanians said the march was matched by demonstrations in other cities and towns across the province. Kosovo is part of Serbia, which along with Montenegro makes up Yugoslavia.
More demonstrations are scheduled, with Albanian women planning to march 30 miles today to the Drenica region, the site of the Serbs’ harsh sweep of several villages that left at least 80 people dead.
Ethnic Albanians, 90% of the province’s population of nearly 2 million, are increasingly set on independence in the wake of the crackdown in the region west of Pristina, the provincial capital.
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