(8 Feb 1999) Natural Sound
About two-thousand ethnic Albanians, including about 130 Kosovo Liberation Army fighters - have attended the funeral of two rebels killed during last month's battle in Rogovo.
Monday's funeral of the K-L-A commander and soldier took place in the town of Jablanca.
A funeral for the civilian victims of the massacre took place on Sunday.
Hundreds of Albanians trudged through heavy snow to get to the village of of Jablanca, 55 kilometres (33 miles) southwest of Pristina, where the two slain rebels were buried.
Agim Zenelaj - a regional KLA commander of Rogovo - was killed in the clashes last January 29, along with 21-year-old soldier Luan Ismajli.
They were among 25 ethnic Albanians and one Serb policeman killed in the clashes.
The killing occurred when Serb police raided the compound of an ethnic Albanian family in Rogovo, apparently looking for Zenelaj.
Villagers told reporters the rebels were "executed" by Serb police who were tipped off to their location.
On Monday, K-L-A fighters helped push a tractor through the snow as it pulled a trailer bearing the caskets to the cemetery.
Those attending included several regional K-L-A commanders and members of the K-L- A general staff.
After the coffins were lowered into freshly dug graves, a K-L-A honour guard fired three volleys into the air.
The funeral took place one day after the burial of nine other victims of the Rogovo attack.
The nine men from four families were buried in Rogovo.
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