Dozens of ethnic Albanians gather in Kosovo's north to demonstrate against rising tensions as unrest intensified since Albanian mayors took office in the Serb-majority area, prompting violent protests
Counter protests took place in the divided city of Mitrovica, where Albanians live in the south and Serbs in the north. / Photo: AA
They unfurled Kosovo and Albanian flags, and chanted slogans in favour of the Kosovo Liberation Army and against Serbia. Thirty peacekeepers and 52 Serbs who protested against the elections were injured in violence on Monday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged both Pristina and Belgrade to ease tensions, warning they were putting aspirations of European integration at risk.
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