Serbs in north let KFOR vehicles through

Serbs in northern Kosovo early on Monday stopped and turned back several KFOR vehicles on the road leading to the Jarinje administrative checkpoint.

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Serbs in northern Kosovo early on Monday stopped and turned back several KFOR vehicles on the road leading to the Jarinje administrative checkpoint. Around noon, another convoy was allowed to pass "with no problems", said reporters, and the vehicles have in the meantime reached Jarinje. Serbs in north let KFOR vehicles through Local Serb representatives said earlier that this type of passage of NATO troops was "not harmonized with heads of local self-governments in northern Kosovo". The vehicles included two Hummers, one crane, and a pickup truck carrying American soldiers. They came from the southern, ethnic Albanian part of the divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica. The original convoy was stopped in the Zvecan municipality and went back after a short while via northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Suvi Do, and further toward southern Kosovska Mitrovica. Reporters said there were no incidents. Previously, KFOR announced its members would continue works on Monday on repairing a bridge on the road between Zvecan and Leposavic, that leads to Jarinje. They said they needed "full freedom of movement" in order for their heavy machines to reach the bridge near Loziste. Member of the local crisis committee Caslav Sofronijevic said that KFOR too must respect procedures and receive a permit to conduct this type of work from the Zvecan Department of Urbanism. But he also remarked that KFOR's real intention was an attempt to transport heavy machines to the north "so they could tear down barricades", which were put up in this part of the province by Serbs. Meanwhile, the night was peaceful at the barricades near Jarinje and Brnjak, where Serbs have been keeping watch for more than three months - ever since the Kosovo Albanian authorities from Pristina tried to take over the checkpoints. Serbs form a majority north of the Ibar River in Kosovo. They reject the authority of the government in Pristina, as well as the unilateral declaration of independence made by ethnic Albanians in early 2007. Local Serbs man 'Gate 1244' - a reference to UNSC Resolution 1244 on Kosovo

Serbs in north let KFOR vehicles through

Local Serb representatives said earlier that this type of passage of NATO troops was "not harmonized with heads of local self-governments in northern Kosovo".

The vehicles included two Hummers, one crane, and a pickup truck carrying American soldiers.

They came from the southern, ethnic Albanian part of the divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica.

The original convoy was stopped in the Zvečan municipality and went back after a short while via northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Suvi Do, and further toward southern Kosovska Mitrovica.

Reporters said there were no incidents.

Previously, KFOR announced its members would continue works on Monday on repairing a bridge on the road between Zvečan and Leposavić, that leads to Jarinje.

They said they needed "full freedom of movement" in order for their heavy machines to reach the bridge near Ložište.

Member of the local crisis committee Časlav Sofronijević said that KFOR too must respect procedures and receive a permit to conduct this type of work from the Zvečan Department of Urbanism.

But he also remarked that KFOR's real intention was an attempt to transport heavy machines to the north "so they could tear down barricades", which were put up in this part of the province by Serbs.

Meanwhile, the night was peaceful at the barricades near Jarinje and Brnjak, where Serbs have been keeping watch for more than three months - ever since the Kosovo Albanian authorities from Priština tried to take over the checkpoints.

Serbs form a majority north of the Ibar River in Kosovo. They reject the authority of the government in Priština, as well as the unilateral declaration of independence made by ethnic Albanians in early 2007.

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