Kosovo - Serb minority fear civil war

(15 Mar 1998) T/I: 10:56:46 Fear is mounting among the Serbian minority in the Kosovo province following the bloody events of the last week. The 170,000 Serbs in Kosovo, who make up 10 percent of the region's population, are afraid of an outbreak of civil war if the crisis cannot be solved by peaceful means. SHOWS: PREOCE + GRACANICA, CENTRAL KOSOVO 15/03 WS of Preoce village; cu of house; cu Serbian man; Serbian woman separating piglets from sow; cu of piglets; Serbian house in village; Serbian family at table; child at table; SOT Mileva Lekic (in Serbian): "We can live with the Albanians, but we cannot with those who are coming from Albania. They are real terrorists and we do not even want to talk to them"; ca; SOT (in Serbian) Sava Lekic (Mileova's husband): "For those who want to help us, we are ready to accept help, but for those who don't want to live with us, we are ready to fight. The Shiptars (Albanians) have the same rights like us in Serbia, but if they don't want to stay with us, we cannot do anything. We do not have another state to go to;" ca children; WS monastery in Gracanica (from 14th century); SOT (in Serbian) Serbian Orthodox Bishop for Kosovo region Bishop Artemije: "The present situation is tragic, and it's hard to see a way out of it"; Nuns entering monastery; ws of monastery; 2.37 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...