KOSOVO: PEC: ALBANIANS CONTINUE TO LOOT SERB HOUSES

(24 Jun 1999) Italian/Serbo-Croat Ethnic Albanians continue to burn and loot Serb houses in the city of Pec, while K-FOR troops struggle to clamp down on the violence. The local Serb community is becoming increasingly fearful of returning K-L-A soldiers and other displaced members of the Albanian community. As part of NATO's peacekeeping force, Italian K-FOR soldiers are patrolling the city searching people for weapons, carrying out de-mining and exploding suspect devices. Located approximately ten kilometres from Pec lies one of Serbia's holiest sites - the 14th century Decani monastery. The monks at the monastery are under K-FOR protection and are providing refuge for gypsy families who are afraid of vengeful K-L-A soldiers. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) "We have done and we continue to do everything we can to secure everybody's safety." SUPERCAPTION: General Mauro del Vecchio, Italian K-FOR Soldier SOUNDBITE: ( Serb Croat) "We are just waiting for all these troubles to go away." SUPERCAPTION: Monk Makariah, Decani Monastery 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...