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Odraz B92 Daily News Service

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    ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service
    Odraz B92 vesti (by 1 PM), December 26, 1996

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    POLICE: TRAFFIC TOP PRIORITY
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    PREDRAG STAREVIC, DEMONSTRATOR, RIP

    Predrag Starevic, age 39, supporter of the coalition Zajednoand
    participant in the recent demonstrations, died in a Belgrade
    hospital as a result of injuries sustained on Chirstams Eve.
    Starevic died in the evening of December 24, few hours after he he
    had been admitted to hospital. A medical statement has been issued
    to the effect that Starveic had been injured the demonstrations
    but the actual cause of his death is still being examined. So far,
    Radio B92 has not managed to find out more details about this
    case; today's issue of the newspaper ``Blic,'' however, carries a
    story on Starevic. ``Blic'' says that Starevic was seen for the
    last time around 5 p.m., on his way home. Both his whereabouts
    after this point and the details of what might have happened after
    5 p.m. are unknown. The police have unofficialy told his parents
    that there was a massive fight on the bridge across the river
    Sava, between an opposition crowd and a pro-Milosevic crowd, and
    that Starevic was taken to hospital after that.


    SERBIAN POLICE WILL NOT ALLOW THE BLOCKING OF THE TRAFFIC

    Serbian Ministry of the Internal Affairs officialy stated late
    last night that the police will not allow further blocking of the
    traffic in any of the cities in Serbia and that they will exert
    their authority to prevent it, report Belgrade media. If the law
    and the regulations are breached, the police will do their job
    according to the full extent of the law, stated the Ministry. The
    warning is clearly directed at the Zajedno coalition and Protest
    '96 demonstrations, whose by now traditional walkabouts have been
    blamed for causing traffic jams in Belgrade and elsewhere.

    Prepared by: Aleksandra Scepanovic
    Edited by: Vaska Andjelkovic (Tumir)

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