20 Peacekeepers Hurt in Kosovo Riots
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From Times Wire Reports
Ethnically motivated riots in Kosovo’s divided city of Kosovska Mitrovica left at least 20 NATO-led peacekeepers injured, according to the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The third day of riots came as ethnic Albanians vented their anger at French peacekeepers, whom they accuse of being pro-Serbian. Seven ethnic Albanians were injured.
On Tuesday, ethnic Albanians enraged by the death of a youth Monday clashed with peacekeepers and police, injuring 13 peacekeepers.
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