25 July 2005 -- UN police fired warning shots and pepper spray to disperse a crowd of Serbs during a confrontation in northern Kosovo during the weekend.
The incident occurred yesterday in the Kosovar town of Mitrovica -- which is divided by the Ibar River along Serb and Albanian ethnic lines.
Authorities say police attempted to arrest a Serb man who was seen throwing bottles at a UN police officer on the main bridge across the Ibar River. They say a crowd of Serbs charged at police from the north side of the river and pushed them back until the suspect escaped.
A UN police statement says four warning shots were fired into the air as the crowd continued to advance on the officers. No injuries were reported.
(AP)
Authorities say police attempted to arrest a Serb man who was seen throwing bottles at a UN police officer on the main bridge across the Ibar River. They say a crowd of Serbs charged at police from the north side of the river and pushed them back until the suspect escaped.
A UN police statement says four warning shots were fired into the air as the crowd continued to advance on the officers. No injuries were reported.
(AP)