A police man injured in clashes with
unidentified gunmen in northern Macedonia
died of his wound 's Sunday ,a hospital
source said raising the number the officers
killed in the violence to six,
"(Aj policeman has died while another one is
in critical condition "a source at a Shopje hospital
told AFP on condition of anonymity as
Macedonia began two days of official mourning
for victims of the violence,
The government said earlier that five policemen
has been killed and some 30 injured in clashes
with unidentified gunmen in Kumanovo that
erupted Saturday at dawn,
:There are victims among the terrorists but for
the time being we can not give the exact number
"Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska told reporters
Late Saturday,
During the operation in Kumanovo some 40
kilometers north of Skopje ,officers met with
violence resistance:from snipers,grenades and
automatic weapons the minister said.
Violence broke out when police moved in to
the dismantle what they called a "terrorist group
that allegedly entered Macedonia illegally from
neighbouring country.
Local media suggested the assailants came from
neighbouring Kosvo ,populated mostly enthnic
Albanian .
In 2001, Macedonia's ethnic Albanian rebels staged
an insurgency in the Balkan country.
Sporadic shooting continued in Kumanovo on
Sunday morning ,media and official said
AFp
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