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UN Cop Killed in Kosovo Riots

More than 100 injured as Serbs battle UN, NATO with guns and grenades

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(Newser) – A Ukrainian UN police officer has been killed and at least 40 UN or NATO personnel were injured as Serbs continued to exchange gunfire with NATO and UN forces, reports AFP. Some 70 Serbs were also wounded as yesterday's fighting in ethnically charged Mitrovica spilled over to today, including a man who fell into a coma after being shot in the head.

The deadly clashes came as the UN and NATO tried to clear Serb protesters from court buildings. UN vehicles were attacked with stones and grenades and a Serb crowd freed arrested protesters. UN and NATO forces have withdrawn temporarily to the Albanian part of the divided city, but NATO has vowed it will respond firmly to the violence.

Serbs carrying a banner that reads
Serbs carrying a banner that reads "Kosovo", during a protest against the independence of Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, March 17, 2008. .   (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
French KFOR troops stand guard at the main gate of the UNMIK court, following riots in the northern Serb-dominated part of the ethinically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, Monday, March 17, 2008.
French KFOR troops stand guard at the main gate of the UNMIK court, following riots in the northern Serb-dominated part of the ethinically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, Monday, March 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Zveki)
Protesters wave Serbian flags during a protest against the independence of Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, March 17, 2008.
Protesters wave Serbian flags during a protest against the independence of Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, March 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
French KFOR troops stand guard at the main gate of the UNMIK court, following riots in the northern Serb-dominated part of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Monday, March 17, 2008.
French KFOR troops stand guard at the main gate of the UNMIK court, following riots in the northern Serb-dominated part of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Monday, March 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Zveki)
Serb protesters throw stones and other missiles at NATO peacekeeping troops, at right, during clashes in the Serb-dominated part of the divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Monday, March 17, 2008.
Serb protesters throw stones and other missiles at NATO peacekeeping troops, at right, during clashes in the Serb-dominated part of the divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Monday, March 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Zveki)
Firefighters walk past burnt out U.N. vehicles near the main gate of the UNMIK court, following riots in the northern Serb-dominated part of Kosovska Mitrovica, Monday, March 17, 2008.
Firefighters walk past burnt out U.N. vehicles near the main gate of the UNMIK court, following riots in the northern Serb-dominated part of Kosovska Mitrovica, Monday, March 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Zveki)
Pedestrians pass by a KFOR military vehicle in the northern Serb-dominated part of the divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
Pedestrians pass by a KFOR military vehicle in the northern Serb-dominated part of the divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Zveki)
A Kosovo Serb waves a Spanish flag at Spanish KFOR soldiers in military vehicle in the northern Serb-dominated part of the divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
A Kosovo Serb waves a Spanish flag at Spanish KFOR soldiers in military vehicle in the northern Serb-dominated part of the divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Zveki)
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