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Kosovo minister quits over deaths | Kosovo minister quits over deaths |
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The Interior Minister of Kosovo, Fatmir Rexhepi, has resigned after two ethnic Albanian demonstrators died of injuries sustained in clashes on Saturday. | The Interior Minister of Kosovo, Fatmir Rexhepi, has resigned after two ethnic Albanian demonstrators died of injuries sustained in clashes on Saturday. |
The two were hurt when Kosovo and UN police fired teargas and rubber bullets to stop a crowd storming government buildings in the capital, Pristina. | The two were hurt when Kosovo and UN police fired teargas and rubber bullets to stop a crowd storming government buildings in the capital, Pristina. |
The demonstration was organised by Self-Determination, a movement campaigning for immediate independence. | The demonstration was organised by Self-Determination, a movement campaigning for immediate independence. |
It is impatient with UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari's gradualist approach. | It is impatient with UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari's gradualist approach. |
Meanwhile, the Serbian President, Boris Tadic, said he had phoned the Nato Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, to ask for greater Nato protection for the Serb minority in Kosovo. | Meanwhile, the Serbian President, Boris Tadic, said he had phoned the Nato Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, to ask for greater Nato protection for the Serb minority in Kosovo. |
Three years ago, riots killed 19 people on both sides of the ethnic divide. | Three years ago, riots killed 19 people on both sides of the ethnic divide. |
Many ethnic Albanians are unhappy that the UN plan for Kosovo falls short of granting full independence to the breakaway Serbian province. | Many ethnic Albanians are unhappy that the UN plan for Kosovo falls short of granting full independence to the breakaway Serbian province. |
Kosovo has been administered by the UN since the 1999 conflict, in which a violent Serbian crackdown on ethnic Albanians triggered a Nato bombing campaign and Serbian withdrawal. | Kosovo has been administered by the UN since the 1999 conflict, in which a violent Serbian crackdown on ethnic Albanians triggered a Nato bombing campaign and Serbian withdrawal. |
The proposals, unveiled on 2 February by Mr Ahtisaari, recommend a form of supervised self-rule - which is itself strongly opposed by Serbia. | |
The UN has agreed to delay talks on its proposals until 21 February, at the request of Serbia's President Tadic. | The UN has agreed to delay talks on its proposals until 21 February, at the request of Serbia's President Tadic. |
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