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More Violence in Kosovo: NATO Tells Troops to Use Live Ammunition
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At least two Kosovan Serbs and two NATO peacekeepers were injured in a fresh wave of violence in northern Kosovo, casting doubts on whether the conflict could be resolved in the near future. The skirmishes occurred near the town of Zubin Potok, where Serbs were protesting NATO's attempts to remove a barricade made of buses and trucks that was blocking a main road in the region. NATO peacekeeping troops responded by firing rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons at the demonstrators. They also used pepper spray and batons against the protesters, while the latter hit the NATO peacekeepers with clubs and pelted them with rocks. NATO has been claiming the two injured peacekeepers were under fire from the Serb demonstrators and is now instructing its soldiers to fire live ammunition if they come under attack. Violence between Kosovan Serbs and NATO troops and Kosovan police flared up this summer after the self-proclaimed Kosovo government sought to set up customs and border posts in the north of the country, where Serbs, although overall a minority, make up a majority. The Serb population responded by burning one of the posts and attacking Kosovan police. NATO troops were then called in, but Serbs began setting up barricades made of mud, soil, rock and concrete barriers to block the main road arteries leading to the border. This led to several skirmishes over the past months involving NATO peacekeepers and Kosovan Serbs. Just last week more than 20 Portuguese and Hungarian... |
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