Kosovo Serbs attack UN mission
Kosovo Serbs have set fire to two border crossings to protest against Kosovo's declaration of independence. The attacks took place at the northern Jarinje and Banja crossings, manned by United Nations and Kosovo police. In response, Nato-led peacekeepers were deployed at the crossings. There have been no reports of any injuries so far. This is the most serious incident since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Sunday.
Belgrade has said Kosovo's declaration violates international law.
Some 1,000 Kosovo Serbs attacked and set fire to the border crossing at Banja, on the main road between Kosovo's divided town of Mitrovica and Montenegro.
NATO-led peacekeepers from KFOR were called in after UN and Kosovo police were reportedly forced to withdraw from the crossing to a nearby tunnel.
In a separate attack, a mob burnt down the wooden huts of the Kosovo and UN police at the Jarinje crossing, on the main road linking Mitrovica and Serbia's capital Belgrade.
"The police on the spot were not enough - we are deploying troops to re-establish order. There is an ongoing operation," KFOR spokesman Bertrand Bonneau said.
"We have reinforced all the checkpoints in northern Kosovo. The rest of Kosovo is peaceful," he said, adding that so far there were no reports of any injuries, BBC reports.
Belgrade has said Kosovo's declaration violates international law.
Some 1,000 Kosovo Serbs attacked and set fire to the border crossing at Banja, on the main road between Kosovo's divided town of Mitrovica and Montenegro.
NATO-led peacekeepers from KFOR were called in after UN and Kosovo police were reportedly forced to withdraw from the crossing to a nearby tunnel.
In a separate attack, a mob burnt down the wooden huts of the Kosovo and UN police at the Jarinje crossing, on the main road linking Mitrovica and Serbia's capital Belgrade.
"The police on the spot were not enough - we are deploying troops to re-establish order. There is an ongoing operation," KFOR spokesman Bertrand Bonneau said.
"We have reinforced all the checkpoints in northern Kosovo. The rest of Kosovo is peaceful," he said, adding that so far there were no reports of any injuries, BBC reports.
