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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Dozens of Serb gunmen dressed in combat uniforms killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery i
At least 30 Serb gunmen have killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties
Police say three out of 30 attackers part of casualties.
Kosovo: Accusations after exchange of fire with four fatalities in front of monastery. 30 armed Serbian men barricaded themselves in a monastery in northern Kosovo on Sunday. Earlier, they had shot a policeman after an attack on a patrol. Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Serbia of supporting "terrorist attacks" in the north of Kosovo, which is predominantly inhabited by Serbs. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić rejected any responsibility of his country for the incidents, saying that the attackers were KosovoSerbs.
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