Pristina, JULY 5, SPA -- Kosovo authorities on Thursday started extractinghuman remains from a suspected mass grave from the 1999 conflict inthe province, REPORTED DPA. The site 60 kilometres west of Pristina was discovered Tuesdaywhen a shepherd stumbled onto human bones. Early excavation uneartheda "considerable amount" of remains, police said. Other details, including the number of bodies, were notimmediately clear. The site is located between what was a Serbvillage and two villages of mixed Albanian and Serb population, sothe identity of the victims will be revealed only by DNA testing. The area, in the Klina municipality, was the scene of fightingbetween Albanian guerrillas and Belgrade's forces in 1999, localresidents said. Some 100 people from Klina, mostly Albanians, remainmissing from that time. Overall in Kosovo, 5,206 people - Albanians, Serbs and others -were reported missing after the conflict, according to InternationalRed Cross figures. More than 2,000 people are still unaccounted for today, sevenyears since NATO ended the war by bombing Serbia into forcing thepullout of its troops from Kosovo. The province has been run by a UN administration since then,though local authorities have been assuming an increased share ingoverning. The Albanians, who are a vast majority, expect independence forKosovo quickly, while Belgrade insists on retaining sovereignty overthe province and offers it autonomy.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/464999