Naumann admitted that the attacks by the alliance would not prevent Serbian police units from pursuing Kosovars. They can however destroy military targets from the air. He made it clear that the American President continues to oppose the use of ground troops. In Kosovo, the systematic expulsion of the Albanian population continues. According to NATO reports, Serbian police have been firing on refugees with heavy weapons.
Eye witnesses report mass deportations to the border.
The alliance has accused the Serbian armed forces of targeting birth and residence records of the Albanian population for destruction. At the Macedonian border today, the arriving refugees were still being processed slowly. According to statements by Deputy Foreign Minister Verheugen, the atrocities in Kosovo were carefully planned in advance by Yugoslav President Milosevic. Verheugen, at a press conference in the Albanian capital of Tirana, said he saw no alternative to continuing the air attacks. Demonstrations welcoming NATO military action took place in Bonn, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart.