The Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic, has blamed
             the US and Nato for the deaths of 15 people found in
             graves in Kosovo.

             The bodies were unearthed last
            month near the village of Ugljare, but
            the discovery was made public only
            this week. Only four have so far been identified
            as Serbs.

             In a statement, President Milosevic said the victims had
             been abducted from their homes in the American sector
             of Kosovo.

             "This crime was committed under the auspices of the
             United Nations," he said, adding that the US was
             developing "an industry of death" in Kosovo.

             'No signs of massacre'

             Yugoslavia is calling for the international peacekeeping
             force, K-For, to give better protection to the Serb
             community.

             But K-For said there had been no signs that a massacre
             had taken place.

             "So far, it has not been possible to confirm exactly when
             they died, although it is likely to have been after the
             arrival of Nato forces," said a K-For statement.

             The bodies were found in two graves 600 metres apart.
             Autopsies have been carried out and the bodies which
             have been identified were buried on Thursday in their
             home villages near the city of Gnjilane.
 

              Serbs staged a protest on
              Thursday just outside
              Gnjilane, blocking a main
               road and demanding that
               peacekeepers find two local
               men believed to have been
               abducted by ethnic Albanians.

              The protesters dispersed
              after Russian and US troops
              said everything possible was
              being done to find the men.
             One demonstrator was
             arrested for allegedly throwing a stone at the soldiers.

             Meanwhile, the blockade of the town of Orahovac
             continues after talks failed to break the deadlock for a
             fourth consecutive day.

             Ethnic Albanians have used tractors, trucks and cars to
             block roads, preventing Russian troops from entering the
             town.

             The soldiers are due to take over from Dutch
             peacekeeping forces, but the Albanians refuse to let
             them in, claiming Russian mercenaries fought with
             Serbs during the conflict in Kosovo.

             'Inconclusive but successful'

             A German representative at the talks, General Wolfgang
             Sauer, was not too disappointed that discussions had
             been inconclusive as the Serbs and Albanians had
             actually met each other.

             "Both sides are considering future solutions," he said.
             "In that sense, the meeting was a success, although we
             had no concrete results."