Milosevic Rival Attacked in Kosovo

Supporters of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic hurled stones, cans and tomatoes at his main election rival in Kosovska Mitrovica, a Kosovo city split between Serbs and ethnic Albanians. Opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica, campaigning in Serb-populated areas of Kosovo, said he was hit in the face and the leg by stones. A local hospital official said eight people had sought medical help after the violence, which erupted when supporters of Milosevic’s ruling Socialist Party attacked the convoy of cars carrying Kostunica, his aides and journalists. Kostunica is leading in opinion polls ahead of the Sept. 24 vote.