The foreigners were caught on Yugoslav territory without the proper identification and had mining equipment with them, which was, from the army's point of view, enough to make a legal arrest.

On behalf of members of the Yugoslav Army I would like to express my sincere congratulations and best wishes for your birthday.

This is not revenge or hatred.

We simply object to any attempt by the Socialists to sneak into the transition government some of the party's most heavily compromised people.

Now is the time to guard and defend Serbia and Yugoslavia, ... America and NATO want us to hand over (a piece) of our state so that they can do as they please.

The fact that they were arrested does not make them a terrorists. It is something that the investigation will determine.

The Yugoslav army will ... give its unconditional support to the state institutions and their legally elected representatives, from the lowest officials to the president of the republic.