Yet another possible atrocity in Shrub's War on^H^Hof Terror.
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=517023
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/30/macedonia.terrorism.ap/
http://www.breakingnews.ie/2004/05/01/story145446.html
Two thirds of Macedonians are xian, and 30% (mostly Albanians
and Turks) are muslims. Given the xian-muslim wars in the
region over recent years, for this to be a religious-inspired
slaughter would not be surprising.
Bob Dog
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http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=517023
Shooting of seven 'terrorists' staged for US, says Macedonia
By Konstantin Testorides in Skopje
01 May 2004
Police in Macedonia said yesterday that the killing of seven
alleged terrorists two years ago was staged to win US support
and that the victims were simply illegal immigrants.
Mirjana Konteska, a police spokeswoman, said that six people,
including three former police commanders, two special police
officers and a businessman, have been charged with murder.
"That was an act of a sick mind," she said. "They ordered the
brutal murder of seven Pakistani men."
The killings were carried out in March 2002 by special police
who claimed to have eliminated a terrorist group plotting to
attack embassies and representatives in Macedonia. The
spokeswoman said that the seven victims had been lured into
Macedonia with promises that they would be transferred to
Western Europe. They were taken by police to the Rastanski
Lozja area, which is north-east of the capital Skopje, where
they were encircled and shot by special officers using
automatic weapons.
"They lost their lives in a staged murder," she said. There
was no immediate comment from international officials in
Macedonia. Western representatives in the country had
demanded an investigation. Macedonia has been a close US ally
in the Balkans and has supported the war on terrorism.
Also facing possible charges in connection with the case is
the former Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski, who was chief
of police at the time. He is likely to be charged if
parliament revokes the immunity from prosecution he enjoys
as a deputy.
He denied the allegations, telling reporters that he and his
associates were tipped off about the alleged terrorists by
unidentified American intelligence officers. If found guilty,
the suspects could face from 10 years to life in prison.
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