Ilija Elezovic

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Wednesday the arrests of three Serbs in the province by Pristina's special police units earlier in the day were a continuation of an ethnic cleansing of Serbs there.

PRILUZJE - Another Serb - a man identified with the initials Z K - was arrested in Kosovo-Metohija on Wednesday and detained at the war crimes department of Pristina's special prosecution office.

The arrest took place in the Priluzje village near Obilic, central Kosovo-Metohija, the head of the Obilic Interim Authority Milan Kostic confirmed to Tanjug.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Two Serbs were arrested in the north of Kosovo-Metohija on Wednesday.

Ilija Elezovic was arrested in Kosovska Mitrovica, his son Nikola confirmed to Tanjug, adding that the arrest had taken place near a local secondary school this morning.

"We have not been told why he was arrested or where he is," Nikola Elezovic said.