Tensions run high in northern Kosovo as Serbs demand release of a former Serb police officer who was arrested for allegedly assaulting serving police officers
Tensions rose after the arrest of a former Serb policeman for allegedly assaulting serving police officers during a previous protest.
Serbia's defence ministry said in a statement late on Monday that in response to the latest events in the region and its belief that Kosovo was preparing to attack Serbs and forcefully remove the barricades, President Aleksandar Vucic had ordered Serbia's army and police to be put on the highest alert.
It added police had the capacity and readiness to act but were waiting for NATO's KFOR Kosovo peace-keeping force, which maintains a neutral role, to respond to their request to remove the barricades. The local Serbs are demanding the release of the arrested officer and have other demands before they will remove the barricades.
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