Army vets in scuffles with police

Five former reserve soldiers have been lightly injured today when they clashed with police.

Izvor: B92

Monday, 11.08.2008.

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Five former reserve soldiers have been lightly injured today when they clashed with police. Protesters were tying to cross the administrative line with Kosovo at Merdare, when MUP officers stopped them. Army vets in scuffles with police A quadruple police cordon prevented the demonstrators from passing through to Kosovo, and the protest ended peacefully. The former army reservists from 22 southern Serbian municipalities gathered to protest at the line. Dusan Nikolic, of Leskovac strikers, told B92earlier today that only the presidents of the striking committees will show up at Merdare crossing today, and that the protest "will not be massive". Yesterday, Chairman of the United Striking Committee of the 3rd Army District Gorjan Jakoviljevic said that today's protest will have the goal "to pull down a sign reading, 'Kosovo Republic'". "It all started in Kosovo, and that's where it will all end. We will try to cross the administrative line, and to light candles for our fellow fighters who lost their lives defending Kosovo," he was quoted as saying by Beta news agency.

Army vets in scuffles with police

A quadruple police cordon prevented the demonstrators from passing through to Kosovo, and the protest ended peacefully.

The former army reservists from 22 southern Serbian municipalities gathered to protest at the line.

Dušan Nikolić, of Leskovac strikers, told B92earlier today that only the presidents of the striking committees will show up at Merdare crossing today, and that the protest "will not be massive".

Yesterday, Chairman of the United Striking Committee of the 3rd Army District Gorjan Jakoviljević said that today's protest will have the goal "to pull down a sign reading, 'Kosovo Republic'".

"It all started in Kosovo, and that's where it will all end. We will try to cross the administrative line, and to light candles for our fellow fighters who lost their lives defending Kosovo," he was quoted as saying by Beta news agency.

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