Serbia and Kosovo
Jul 26th 2011, 12:09 by T.J.
THERE IS a developing and potentially dramatic situation in northern Kosovo. Last night special units of the Kosovo police force attempted to take control of the two border checkpoints which lead to Serbia. In 2008, following Kosovo's declaration of independence, local Serbs, who make up a majority in northern Kosovo, burned them down.
The latest reports are that the Kosovo police have taken control of one checkpoint and are involved in a tense stand-off with local Serbs at the other. Reports in the Kosovo media speak of gunfire and other weapons being heard. One policeman is reported to have been lightly wounded by a hand grenade. A long line of blocked Serbian trucks has built up at another border point, at Merdare, and the local authorities are reportedly supplying drivers with water....more...
read more: the economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2011/07/serbia-and-kosovo
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