30 international peacekeepers injured in clashes in northern Kosovo - SUCH TV
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At least 30 peacekeepers of the NATO-led mission in Kosovo were injured on Monday in clashes with Serb protesters who demanded the removal of recently-elected ethnic Albanian mayors. According to international media reports, Kosovo Force (KFOR) said it had faced “unprovoked attacks” while countering a hostile crowd after demonstrators clashed with police and tried to force their way into a government building in the northern town of Zvecan. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said 52 Serbs were also hurt, three seriously, while one was “wounded with two gunshots by [ethnic] Albanian special forces”. Hungary’s defence minister said on Facebook “more than 20 Hungarian soldiers” were among the wounded, with seven in serious but stable condition. Italy’s foreign minister said three of its soldiers were seriously wounded, and the country’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, joined NATO in calling for “all parties to take a step back to lower tensions”. Kosovo’s Serbs boycott...