31. For days, citizens of Krusevac and several central Serbian towns have been demonstrating against the war and protesting service of their male relatives in Kosovo. 32. In an unusual but significant twist, a Yugoslav Army unit stepped in, offering army buses to help transport opposition supporters from another central Serbian town, Kragujevac. 33. In other central Serbian towns, hundreds of angry Yugoslav army reservists blocked traffic, demanding long-overdue pay for their service in Kosovo during NATO airstrikes. 34. In Kraljevo, a central Serbian town, a cordon of police prevented pro- and anti-Milosevic groups from attacking each other. 35. It appeared they were heading for Deligrad, a southern Serbian town outside Kosovo, and would spend the night there. 36. Karaicic said his group plans similar actions in other Serbian towns during the next few days. 37. Meanwhile, several democratic opposition parties called for rallies against Milosevic in different Serbian towns. 38. Most, however, are small districts and practically irrelevant compared to bigger Serbian towns. 39. Most, however, are small districts and practically irrelevant compared to the bigger Serbian towns. 40. NATO missiles ripped through an industrial district of a central Serbian town Monday, leaving pools of blood, bodies, ruined houses and a wrecked factory. |