Kosovo administrative line: New incidents

Army veterans from southern Serbia today clashed with Kosovo police, KPS, at the administrative boundary with Kosovo.

Izvor: Beta

Monday, 25.02.2008.

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Army veterans from southern Serbia today clashed with Kosovo police, KPS, at the administrative boundary with Kosovo. The Mutivode checkpoint is the scene of rioting this afternoon, as some 250 ex-serviceman from Medvedja, Kursumlija and Lebane protest against Kosovo Albanians' unilateral declaration of independence. Kosovo administrative line: New incidents When they arrived at the boundary, the protesters started throwing stones at the KPS members located on the other side of the line. Soon after, reinforcements arrived for KPS, but after repeated attacks by stone throwers, they began withdrawing, at the same time themselves pelting stones back at the protesting army reservists, wounding five. A KPS statement in Pristina this evening said 19 of their officers were also injured, agencies reported. After about 40 minutes of this, the KPS members threw tear gas at demonstrators, causing them, and the reporters, to back down. But, strong wind blowing at Mutivode today soon cleared the air, which signaled the return of the demonstrators, which continued attacking the KPS personnel. Tires were also set on fire, and the wind spread the blaze to both sides of the line. Firefighters from nearby Medvedja are currently trying to put out the flames. During the entire showdown between the demonstrators and the KPS, cordons of KFOR, on one, and Serbian MUP on the other side of the line, looked on without intervening. The scene at Mutivode today (Beta)

Kosovo administrative line: New incidents

When they arrived at the boundary, the protesters started throwing stones at the KPS members located on the other side of the line.

Soon after, reinforcements arrived for KPS, but after repeated attacks by stone throwers, they began withdrawing, at the same time themselves pelting stones back at the protesting army reservists, wounding five.

A KPS statement in Priština this evening said 19 of their officers were also injured, agencies reported.

After about 40 minutes of this, the KPS members threw tear gas at demonstrators, causing them, and the reporters, to back down.

But, strong wind blowing at Mutivode today soon cleared the air, which signaled the return of the demonstrators, which continued attacking the KPS personnel.

Tires were also set on fire, and the wind spread the blaze to both sides of the line. Firefighters from nearby Medveđa are currently trying to put out the flames.

During the entire showdown between the demonstrators and the KPS, cordons of KFOR, on one, and Serbian MUP on the other side of the line, looked on without intervening.

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