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New incidents in Kosovo after Serb basketball defeat

12. September 2010. | 08:27 09:48

Source: Kosovoblog

About 11 o’clock Albanians were able to cross the bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica. As we found out, there are injures, and we could hear the shots and the explosion of bombs.

About 11 o’clock Albanians were able to cross the bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica. As we found out, there are injures, and we could hear the shots and the explosion of bombs.

The incident occurred shortly after the game Serbia- Turkey in basketball, which is considered as a motive for the attack. As we found out that KFOR and EULEX were trying to crush the attack Albanians.

In the conflict between Serbs and Albanians, have found out unofficially that demolished a caffee shop, and there were injured.

The clashes followed Serbia's defeat in the basketball world championships in Turkey There have been clashes in the Kosovan city of Mitrovica after Albanians jeered Serbs following Serbian defeat in an international basketball game.

Mobs from the city's divided Albanian and Serbian populations hurled stones at each other over the river that runs through the city.

The two groups were prevented from reaching each other over a bridge by a European Union police force.

One policeman was injured and several police vehicles were damaged.

The city remains bitterly divided 10 years after the end of the Kosovo war.

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