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| Deadly blast hits Kosovo capital | Deadly blast hits Kosovo capital |
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| Two people have been killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, police say. | |
| The blast struck a shopping and business area early on Monday morning. Police said they did not know the type of explosives or who was responsible. | The blast struck a shopping and business area early on Monday morning. Police said they did not know the type of explosives or who was responsible. |
| Police and troops from Nato-led peacekeepers have sealed off the area. | Police and troops from Nato-led peacekeepers have sealed off the area. |
| Kosovo - currently part of Serbia - has been governed by the UN since 1999. Talks are due this week in New York on its final status. | Kosovo - currently part of Serbia - has been governed by the UN since 1999. Talks are due this week in New York on its final status. |
| Rising tension | Rising tension |
| Police spokesman Veton Elshani told Agence France-Presse news agency: "The blast occurred at 0210 (0010 GMT) in the business area in which some coffee shops and restaurants were still working." | Police spokesman Veton Elshani told Agence France-Presse news agency: "The blast occurred at 0210 (0010 GMT) in the business area in which some coffee shops and restaurants were still working." |
| One person died at the scene and another in hospital, he said. | One person died at the scene and another in hospital, he said. |
| Tension has been rising as the 90% ethnic Albanian population pursues its bid for independence from Serbia. | Tension has been rising as the 90% ethnic Albanian population pursues its bid for independence from Serbia. |
| The ethnic Albanian leadership and a senior Serbian team will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. | The ethnic Albanian leadership and a senior Serbian team will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. |
| Western nations have supported the independence plan but Serbian ally Russia has blocked it in the UN Security Council. | Western nations have supported the independence plan but Serbian ally Russia has blocked it in the UN Security Council. |
| Serbia prefers a broad autonomy package. | Serbia prefers a broad autonomy package. |
| The US has set a deadline of 10 December for a final decision on Kosovo's fate but Russia rejects this. | The US has set a deadline of 10 December for a final decision on Kosovo's fate but Russia rejects this. |