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Macedonian police find illegal arms depot near Blace

14/05/2006

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The Macedonian border police discovered a large illegal arms depot near the Skopje village of Blace on Saturday (13 May), the interior ministry announced. Weapons and explosives were packed and hidden in a cave in the region, according a ministry statement.

In other news, the interior ministry is denying media speculation about a new possible security threat related to a supposed concentration of armed ethnic Albanians in the Tetovo villages of Neraste and Neprosteno. Media reports have alleged that a group of Albanians from Kosovo was seeking to destabilise Macedonia ahead of the 5 July parliamentary elections. The interior ministry says there is no intelligence information to back such claims. (Makfax, A1 TV, Telma TV, Vecer - 13/05/06)

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