Kosovo police clash with ethnic Serbs during smuggling raids
ABC News
Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have returned after police in Kosovo clashed with ethnic Serbs during an anti-smuggling operation
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia resumed Wednesday after Kosovo police clashed with ethnic Serbs during an anti-smuggling operation. At least 11 people were injured.
The episode prompted an angry response from Serbia which demanded from the international community, including the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, to restore order and prevent “wider chaos.”
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic blamed “big Western powers" for failing to protect Kosovo Serbs and said if they don't do it, Serbia will.
“Let me be crystal clear, we will defend our people...and in that battle we will win," Vucic said during a meeting with Kosovo Serb representatives close to the border with Kosovo.
