21. A British peacekeeper shot and killed a Bosnian government soldier Thursday in central Bosnia after being threatened with a pistol, a U.N. official said. 22. A lone gunman fired upon British peacekeepers in the Afghan capital, drawing return fire from the British, the international peacekeeping force said Thursday. 23. A few hours after meeting some of their wives, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday sent a message of encouragement to British peacekeepers held hostage by Bosnian Serbs. 24. A large explosion rocked the neighborhood nearby, but British peacekeepers said it was from a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance and had no connection to the fires. 25. A U.N. report said Dutch and British peacekeepers were detained by Serbs in areas of eastern Bosnia. 26. Also on Thursday, Albanians opened fire on British peacekeepers who were patrolling an area where Serbs had been threatened and told to leave. 27. Also Tuesday, a British peacekeeper was hit in the head by a bullet when a gun accidentally went off as he was on patrol in Kabul. 28. As a result several of the men trained by the British peacekeepers have turned in their uniforms, disillusioned, and have gone home. 29. British peacekeepers chased the men after watching them enter the province from the Presevo Valley area, a spokesman said. 30. British peacekeepers chased the men after watching them enter the province from the Presevo Valley area, said Maj. Tim Pierce. |