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| UN peace police shoot each other - 19apr04
THREE police officers serving with the United Nations force in Kosovo were killed yesterday when a row broke out over the war in Iraq and officers began shooting at each other. Two of the dead, including a woman, were American; the third was Jordanian. Several other officers were badly wounded in the shooting, at the UN compound in the city of Kosovska Mitrovica. The lethal firefight between fellow members of the UN force was unprecedented in five years of peacekeeping in Kosovo, where police of some 30 nations make up the international force of about 3500. Serb and international sources in the city confirmed the UN police officers shot at each other. The gunfight is believed to have lasted for about 10 minutes. Initial reports said a dispute over Iraq led to the shootout between several Americans and one Pakistani UN police officer. Another report said Jordanian police were involved. Four Jordanians have been arrested.... |
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