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WHAT HAPPENED ON 19th April 1999?
18th April 1999
YUGOSLAV TARGETS BOMBED FOR 25th NIGHT
Britain says RAF Harriers hit Serb army and special police force targets in Kosovo in the latest attacks. UK Chief of Operations Air Marshal Sir John Day said RBL 755 cluster bombs had struck armoured personnel carriers & military vehicles. Refineries & chemical plants in Novi Sad & Belgrade and an airport were hit in Nato attacks Serb media said. A three-year-old child was reportedly killed during attacks on Belgrade.
19th April 1999
NATO ADMITS POSSIBLE ATTACK ON REFUGEES
A US Air Force General has admitted refugees may have been killed by Nato planes in Kosovo convoys last Wednesday Brig-Gen Dan Leaf said military vehicles had been targeted but "Nato may have inadvertently struck civilian- type vehicles & civilian personnel". However he said that the attacks were "terminated" once it was realised that civilians may have been hurt. Yugoslavia said over 70 people died in the attack on the convoy at Dakovica.
19th April 1999
HARRIER PILOTS BACK INTO STRIKE ACTION
RAF pilots have been back in action striking against Serb targets Group Captain Glenn Edge has said. Four of the £20m Harrier GR7 jets were launched from Italy a day after bad weather had halted bombing raids. Meanwhile the first group of US Apache attack helicopters is expected in Albania shortly to take part in air strikes against Yugoslavia. Each can attack tanks & other ground targets four miles away.
18th April 1999
YUGOSLAV TARGETS BOMBED FOR 25th NIGHT
Britain says RAF Harriers hit Serb army and special police force targets in Kosovo in the latest attacks. UK Chief of Operations Air Marshal Sir John Day said RBL 755 cluster bombs had struck armoured personnel carriers & military vehicles. Refineries & chemical plants in Novi Sad & Belgrade and an airport were hit in Nato attacks Serb media said. A three-year-old child was reportedly killed during attacks on Belgrade.
19th April 1999
NATO ADMITS POSSIBLE ATTACK ON REFUGEES
A US Air Force General has admitted refugees may have been killed by Nato planes in Kosovo convoys last Wednesday Brig-Gen Dan Leaf said military vehicles had been targeted but "Nato may have inadvertently struck civilian- type vehicles & civilian personnel". However he said that the attacks were "terminated" once it was realised that civilians may have been hurt. Yugoslavia said over 70 people died in the attack on the convoy at Dakovica.
19th April 1999
ALGERIA Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been named the winner of last week's one-man presidential poll. Mr Bouteflika who commands the support of the army took 7.4m of the 10.5m votes cast. INDIAA British holiday jet returning from Goa to Gatwick was forced to divert to Bombay after a suspect package was found. Security officials later said it was a mechanical sex aid. JAMAICA Two people have been killed in a protest against petrol prices. Police shot two looters in Spanish Town as barriers were set up across the country18th April 1999
If you're flying Al Italia in the
coming days please don't blame the airline if your flight is delayed. Corrierre Della Serareports that the Italian skies are in chaos & five out of six Al Italia flights are late as a direct result of Nato actions in Kosovo Transport problems of a different nature in America according to the The International Herald Tribune. A Seattle ferry is having to undergo a refit because Americans have got so fat
19th April 1999
NATO ADMITS POSSIBLE ATTACK ON REFUGEES
A US Air Force General has admitted refugees may have been killed by Nato planes in Kosovo convoys last Wednesday Brig-Gen Dan Leaf said military vehicles had been targeted but "Nato may have inadvertently struck civilian- type vehicles & civilian personnel". However he said that the attacks were "terminated" once it was realised that civilians may have been hurt. Yugoslavia said over 70 people died in the attack on the convoy at Dakovica.
19th April 1999
j{_"$IA Ap~IK[ZZ
850 000 FORCED TO FLEE HOMES IN KOSOVO Around 40 000 people have fled Kosovo over the past 24 hours according to Nato estimates. The alliance says it now believes at least 630 000 ethnic Albanians have been pushed out of the province since air strikes began on March 24. Nato says 850 000 have either fled the area or still remain trapped in Kosovo. Serbia has set up a corridor between the Kosovo town of Podujevo & Pristina to increase the deportations.
18th April 1999
FRENCH MILITARY CAMP IN CORSICA BOMBED
An explosion has caused extensive centre near Ajaccio in western Corsica. Two masked men entered the camp after tying up two guards and then planted plastic explosives in some of the buildings French radio reported. The letters "FLNC" standing for the separatist Corsican National Liberation Front were found daubed at the scene. The traditional wing of the FLNC recently claimed responsibility for 11 violent incidents on the island.
19th April 1999
NATO ADMITS POSSIBLE ATTACK ON REFUGEES
A US Air Force General has admitted refugees may have been killed by Nato planes in Kosovo convoys last Wednesday Brig-Gen Dan Leaf said military vehicles had been targeted but "Nato may have inadvertently struck civilian- type vehicles & civilian personnel". However he said that the attacks were "terminated" once it was realised that civilians may have been hurt. Yugoslavia said over 70 people died in the attack on the convoy at Dakovica.
19th April 1999
PAPER SAYS US JETS WARNED ABOUT CONVOY
An RAF pilot reportedly warned US planes not to attack a refugee convoy killing scores of people fleeing Kosovo The pilot saw there were civilian vehicles amongst Serb military traffic according to The Express newspaper. Military sources said he warned the F- 16 pilots but they attacked anyway. Defence Secretary George Robertson told BBC Radio 4 Yugoslav forces were to blame for the deaths for having mixed civilian & military vehicles.
18th April 1999
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19th April 1999
NATO ADMITS POSSIBLE ATTACK ON REFUGEES
A US Air Force General has admitted refugees may have been killed by Nato planes in Kosovo convoys last Wednesday Brig-Gen Dan Leaf said military vehicles had been targeted but "Nato may have inadvertently struck civilian- type vehicles & civilian personnel". However he said that the attacks were "terminated" once it was realised that civilians may have been hurt. Yugoslavia said over 70 people died in the attack on the convoy at Dakovica.
19th April 1999
j{_"$IA Ap~IK[ZZ
850 000 FORCED TO FLEE HOMES IN KOSOVO Around 40 000 people have fled Kosovo over the past 24 hours according to Nato estimates. The alliance says it now believes at least 630 000 ethnic Albanians have been pushed out of the province since air strikes began on March 24. Nato says 850 000 have either fled the area or still remain trapped in Kosovo. Serbia has set up a corridor between the Kosovo town of Podujevo & Pristina to increase the deportations.
