However, he conceded that "the security forces did not establish their targets properly and caused great damage to civilian houses."

Due to civilian houses close to the boundaries of the training area there are time limits for specific activities such as live firing.

The nearest civilian houses are more than a mile away on the Bosnia Serb side of the dividing line.

However, they hit an ammunition truck that was near some civilian houses which resulted in the deaths of seven civilians and wounding of 25.

Its buildings were heavily damaged as well as neighbouring civilian residential houses.

The Macedonian army was firing indiscriminately and several of the rising columns of smoke came from civilian houses.

They are assisting a Joe team in raiding a civilian house.

"This is the fault of the Taliban, and they are using civilian houses to fight from," he said.

Several civilian houses were destroyed in the Vracar district, a mile from downtown, and Yugoslav state media said at least four people had been injured.

They were also accused of hiding small arms in civilian houses.