Albanian group claims responsibility for Macedonia clashes
{{date|November 8, 2007}}
{{Macedonia}}A group, calling itself the Political-Military Council of the [[w:Kosovo Liberation Army|Kosovo Liberation Army]] (UCK) says it was behind yesterday's armed clash with [[Macedonia]]n police forces which left at least six dead. 

In a statement, the organization claims that its members, formerly of the “[[Albania]]n Territorial Liberation Army“, had been "forced to assemble a regular military unit in order to protect the endangered Albanian people, and every inch of Albanian territory.“ 

This Thursday, the situation in the [[w:Tetovo|Tetovo]] region village, the scene of yesterday's battle, is calm. 

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== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=Macedonian police kill four militants in mountain operation|date=November 7, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source
|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/11/08/albanians_take_macedonia_shooting_blame/1370/
|title=Albanians take Macedonia shooting blame
|author=
|pub=United Press International
|date=November 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.blic.co.yu/hronika.php?id=18995
|title=Koha ditore: Odbor OVK preuzeo odgovornost za sukob na Šari
|author=
|pub=Blic (newspaper)
|date=November 8, 2007
|lang=Serbian}}
*{{source|url=http://a1.com.mk/vesti/default.asp?VestID=85927
|title= Во регионот на Бродец денеска е мирно
|author=
|pub=A1 (TV channel)
|date=November 8, 2007
|lang=Macedonian}}

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A group, calling itself the Political-Military Council of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) says it was behind yesterday's armed clash with Macedonian police forces which left at least six dead. 

In a statement, the organization claims that its members, formerly of the “Albanian Territorial Liberation Army“, had been "forced to assemble a regular military unit in order to protect the endangered Albanian people, and every inch of Albanian territory.“ 

This Thursday, the situation in the Tetovo region village, the scene of yesterday's battle, is calm.
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