At approximately 1300hrs today, a group of Serb protestors clashed with KFOR at the Jarinje border crossing in the North of Kosovo. KFOR reportedly responded to the demonstrators with tear gas and rubber bullets after coming under fire by rocks and guns. Serbian media also states that KFOR used live ammunition and lists one of the injured as being in a coma and the other in serious condition.
It is reported that four (4) members of KFOR were injured and 10 Serb protestors were injured in the clash. The peacekeepers were reportedly injured by makeshift pimp bombs were thrown at their position at the border and one soldier is said to be in critical condition.
Some Serb leaders are urging calm while a group of angry demonstrators attacked and damaged two police vehicles in the North and Serbia's Minister for Kosovo, Goran Bogdanovic, is blaming KFOR for the violence . EULEX and KFOR have deployed reinforcements to the south of the Ibar river.
Earlier today, KFOR used bulldozers to remove mounds of gravel placed as roadblocks in the North. Demonstrators responded by recreating roadblocks in various areas.
In unrelated news, Romania, which has not recognized Kosovo's declaration of independence, has announced that it would be withdrawing its force from EULEX when their contingent members reach the end of their secondment. Currently Romania contributes around 170 police officers and gendarmerie to EULEX.
