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Protesters Demonstrate in Belgrade Amid Conflict Between Kosovo Serbs and Pristina

The situation remains tense in the region of Kosovo, where local Serbs erected barricades amid stand off with self-proclaimed Kosovar authorities.
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Sputnik is live from Belgrade, where locals have gathered for a rally amid escalating tensions between Pristina authorities and Kosovo Serbs.
The crisis in the region deepened following the arrest of a former police officer by Pristina. At the same time, Kosovar authorities applied to join the European Union, while Serbia urged the bloc not to allow the process. Belgrade also submitted a request to the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission for the return of 100-1,000 Serbian security troops to Kosovo and Metohija under UN Security Council resolution 1244.
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