Doctors say Polish soldiers are not in danger of 'Balkan syndrome'

Polish soldiers in Kosovo are not threatened by the so-called Balkan syndrome, which some observers have said was caused by NATO's uranium-filled missiles used during the bombing of Serbia, according to medical doctors sent to the Kosovo region to inspect the troops. "Our soldiers are safe," said Defense Minister Bronislaw Komorowski. Army doctors claim that the Balkan syndrome, which has already taken 17 lives, was caused by something else. None of Poland's soldiers will return to Poland earlier than earlier agreed. "Soldiers are not tourists, they will return when they finish their mission," Komorowski said. (Zycie, pp.1, 7)