Voice and effects VOICED BY: VERA FRANKL A United Nations official has been killed on assignment in Kosovo. Police say the U-N staffer was shot as he went out for dinner at the end of his first day on the job. The man angered a crowd of ethnic Albanians by speaking what was apparently Serbian. 00:03 The Bulgarian national was shot after being mobbed by ethnic Albanians on a main street in Pristina. U-N officials say Valentin Krumov apparently angered the Albanians by speaking what sounded like Serbian. 0:14 The attack highlights the tensions in Kosovo, where ethnic Albanians have been retaliating against ethnic Serbs since the NATO bombing led to a withdrawal of Belgrade's forces. The U-N swiftly condemned the killing. 00:29 SOUNDBITE: (English) "The murder of a U-N staff member is intolerable. The international community who sends us their sons and daughters so committed to helping this ravaged land to heal will not accept exposing them to such brutality." SUPER CAPTION: Nadia Juny, U-N spokesperson 00:44 The shooting comes just days before U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan arrives for his first visit to Kosovo. A suspect escaped on foot, apparently helped by other local residents crowding the street. 00:55 Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo's provisional government condemned the shooting. 01:00 UPSOUND: Thaci 01:02 The former leader of the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army says such attacks could seriously destabilise the city. 01:10 A United Nations investigation is underway. 00:13 SOUNDBITE: (English) "A black silk jacket with the inscription United States New York, which is on the front here, was found at the crime scene. The jacket had some traces of blood on it. It does not belong to the victim." SUPER CAPTION: Major Gilles Moreau, UN Police Spokesman 01:31 U-N officials say the man who died had a civilian job within the organisation and was not involved in any military or police operation. VISION ENDS: 01:44 You can license this story through AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5d5b2d9b4ca9cf21a553fe15295d1fa3 Find out more about AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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