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Tanjug News Agency
May 4, 2009
Serbs again break cordon, man wounded
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - A Kosovo Serb representative in Brđani was injured today
during a protest in that area of northern Kosovska Mitrovica.
An EULEX police tear gas cartridge hit Sinisa Lazic in the head. He is now
being treated for his injuries. Once again, the EU mission police was using
stun grenades against the protesting Serbs.
Some time after 11:00 CET, the protesters again broke the Kosovo police, KPS,
cordon, and approached the so-called yellow line of separation. EULEX police
intervened afterwards.
The tenth day of protests ended before noon this Monday.
The protests have been going on for over a week regarding the restoration of
five homes in the community belonging to ethnic Albanians, with demonstrators
calling for Serbs to be enabled to return to their homes in Kosovo first.
International forces used tear gas and stun grenades over the last several days
of protests to stop the Serbs from getting any closer to the houses that are
being rebuilt.
The Albanian homes are being renovated by the Kosovo Albanian government in
Pristina and the municipality of the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica.
Serbs are insisting that the restoration can only be done if Serbs are allowed
to return to their homes in the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica and other
parts of Kosovo at the same time.
Serbs in Brđani are asking for reciprocity in the return of people to their
homes and says they will continue with protests until there is an agreement on
the rebuilding of homes in the northern part of the town.
They claim that the Albanians are renovating the homes in the so-called yellow
zone of separation, which was established in 2000.
Members of the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, police are located in this zone.
One person was lightly injured last week in the protests when a stun grenade
detonated.
EULEX stated that the international police was forced to use the tear gas stun
grenades in order to get the protesters away and stop them from breaking
through police lines.
The mission claims that they are working as support for the Kosovo police, KPS,
and NATO led forces, KFOR....
Serbian News Network - SNN
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