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NATO Seals Kosovo Borders

Troops called in after mobs burn border posts

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 20, 2008 5:07 AM CST

(Newser) – NATO peacekeepers have sealed off Kosovo's northern borders after angry mobs torched border posts, the BBC reports. US troops have blocked the main road to Serbia, and French and Estonian troops have cut off the crossing to Montenegro. The move is bound to infuriate Serbs... Read full story »

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