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Article: Indian police officer killed in Kosovo.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- August 5, 2003
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Dharam Shourie
United Nations, Aug 5 (PTI) An Indian police officer with the United Nations, Satish Menon, was shot in a sniper attack near Slatina village, 45 km from Kosovo's capital of Pristina, while driving towards Mitrovica, reprots reaching the U N headquarters said..
Menon became the first police officer with the United Nations mission in Kosovo, called UNMIK, to be killed on duty in four years since its start to provide interim civil administration under which people of the province, ravaged by ethnic war between Serbs and Albanians, could enjoy substantial autonomy.
He was 43 and is survived by his wife and two children.
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