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| Kosovo Serbs burn border points | Kosovo Serbs burn border points |
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| Kosovo Serbs have set fire to two border crossings to protest against Kosovo's declaration of independence. | Kosovo Serbs have set fire to two border crossings to protest against Kosovo's declaration of independence. |
| The attacks took place at the northern Jarinje and Banja crossings, manned by United Nations and Kosovo police. | The attacks took place at the northern Jarinje and Banja crossings, manned by United Nations and Kosovo police. |
| In response, Nato-led peacekeepers were deployed at the crossings. There have been no reports of any injuries so far. | In response, Nato-led peacekeepers were deployed at the crossings. There have been no reports of any injuries so far. |
| This is the most serious incident since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Sunday, the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Kosovo says. | |
| Belgrade has said Kosovo's declaration violates international law. | Belgrade has said Kosovo's declaration violates international law. |
| See a map of Kosovo's ethnic breakdown | See a map of Kosovo's ethnic breakdown |
| The US, Britain, France, Germany and Italy have all recognised the new state, but others have not. | The US, Britain, France, Germany and Italy have all recognised the new state, but others have not. |
| Russia has warned that the move endangers international stability, while China has expressed its deep concern. | Russia has warned that the move endangers international stability, while China has expressed its deep concern. |
| The UN Security Council is divided over how to respond to Kosovo's move, and it has failed to agree on any action. | The UN Security Council is divided over how to respond to Kosovo's move, and it has failed to agree on any action. |
| Police withdrawal | Police withdrawal |
| Some 1,000 Kosovo Serbs attacked and set fire to the border crossing at Banja, on the main road between Kosovo's divided town of Mitrovica and Montenegro, our correspondent says. | Some 1,000 Kosovo Serbs attacked and set fire to the border crossing at Banja, on the main road between Kosovo's divided town of Mitrovica and Montenegro, our correspondent says. |
| KOSOVO PROFILE Population about two millionMajority ethnic Albanian; 10% SerbUnder UN control since Nato drove out Serb forces in 19992,000-strong EU staff to take over from UN after independenceNato to stay to provide security Full text: Kosovo declarationIn pictures: CelebrationsAnger mounts in Mitrovica | KOSOVO PROFILE Population about two millionMajority ethnic Albanian; 10% SerbUnder UN control since Nato drove out Serb forces in 19992,000-strong EU staff to take over from UN after independenceNato to stay to provide security Full text: Kosovo declarationIn pictures: CelebrationsAnger mounts in Mitrovica |
| Nato-led peacekeepers from K-For were called in after UN and Kosovo police were reportedly forced to withdraw from the crossing to a nearby tunnel. | Nato-led peacekeepers from K-For were called in after UN and Kosovo police were reportedly forced to withdraw from the crossing to a nearby tunnel. |
| In a separate attack, a mob burnt down the wooden huts of the Kosovo and UN police at the Jarinje crossing, on the main road linking Mitrovica and Serbia's capital Belgrade. | In a separate attack, a mob burnt down the wooden huts of the Kosovo and UN police at the Jarinje crossing, on the main road linking Mitrovica and Serbia's capital Belgrade. |
| "The police on the spot were not enough - we are deploying troops to re-establish order. There is an ongoing operation," K-For spokesman Bertrand Bonneau told the BBC. | "The police on the spot were not enough - we are deploying troops to re-establish order. There is an ongoing operation," K-For spokesman Bertrand Bonneau told the BBC. |
| "We have reinforced all the checkpoints in northern Kosovo. The rest of Kosovo is peaceful," he said, adding that so far there were no reports of any injuries. | "We have reinforced all the checkpoints in northern Kosovo. The rest of Kosovo is peaceful," he said, adding that so far there were no reports of any injuries. |
| 'Threat to stability' | 'Threat to stability' |
| Earlier on Tuesday, Russia warned the US that Kosovo's declaration of independence endangered international stability. | Earlier on Tuesday, Russia warned the US that Kosovo's declaration of independence endangered international stability. |
| Kosovo's declaration drew protests in Belgrade and parts of Kosovo | Kosovo's declaration drew protests in Belgrade and parts of Kosovo |
| Moscow said the comments were made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Condoleezza Rice. | Moscow said the comments were made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Condoleezza Rice. |
| "We confirmed our principled position on the unacceptability of unilateral actions by Pristina declaring its independence," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement, following talks between Mr Lavrov and Ms Rice. | "We confirmed our principled position on the unacceptability of unilateral actions by Pristina declaring its independence," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement, following talks between Mr Lavrov and Ms Rice. |
| "We underlined the dangerous consequences of such a step, which threatens the destruction of world order and international stability which have developed over decades," the statement said. | "We underlined the dangerous consequences of such a step, which threatens the destruction of world order and international stability which have developed over decades," the statement said. |
| 'Correct move' | 'Correct move' |
| The Russian warning came just hours after US President George W Bush said the US would soon establish full diplomatic relations with Kosovo. | The Russian warning came just hours after US President George W Bush said the US would soon establish full diplomatic relations with Kosovo. |
| STANCE ON RECOGNITION For: Germany, Italy, France, UK, Austria, US, Turkey, Albania, Afghanistan Against: Russia, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus Send us your comments | STANCE ON RECOGNITION For: Germany, Italy, France, UK, Austria, US, Turkey, Albania, Afghanistan Against: Russia, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus Send us your comments |
| Speaking during a visit to Tanzania, Mr Bush said history would prove Kosovo's independence to be "a correct move". | Speaking during a visit to Tanzania, Mr Bush said history would prove Kosovo's independence to be "a correct move". |
| He said Washington supported Pristina's decision because "we believe it will bring peace". | He said Washington supported Pristina's decision because "we believe it will bring peace". |
| In a letter to Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu, Mr Bush offered friendship to Kosovo, and said he supported "your embrace of multi-ethnicity as a principle of good governance". | In a letter to Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu, Mr Bush offered friendship to Kosovo, and said he supported "your embrace of multi-ethnicity as a principle of good governance". |
| Ambassadors recalled | Ambassadors recalled |
| On Monday, the Serbian parliament passed a resolution condemning Kosovo's declaration of independence. | On Monday, the Serbian parliament passed a resolution condemning Kosovo's declaration of independence. |
| The resolution also formally annulled the acts of the government in Pristina, saying Belgrade's sovereignty over Kosovo was guaranteed by the UN and international law. | The resolution also formally annulled the acts of the government in Pristina, saying Belgrade's sovereignty over Kosovo was guaranteed by the UN and international law. |
| In a separate move, Serbia recalled its ambassadors to the US, France and Turkey because those countries had recognised Kosovo's independence. | In a separate move, Serbia recalled its ambassadors to the US, France and Turkey because those countries had recognised Kosovo's independence. |
| At a meeting in Brussels, the EU set aside differences over the recognition of Kosovo, by stressing that it was not a precedent for separatists elsewhere. | At a meeting in Brussels, the EU set aside differences over the recognition of Kosovo, by stressing that it was not a precedent for separatists elsewhere. |
| All 27 EU foreign ministers agreed to leave recognition up to each member state. | All 27 EU foreign ministers agreed to leave recognition up to each member state. |
| Spain and several other member states have withheld recognition because of concerns about separatist movements within their own borders. | Spain and several other member states have withheld recognition because of concerns about separatist movements within their own borders. |
| Serbian security forces were driven out of Kosovo in 1999 after a Nato bombing campaign aimed at halting the violent repression of ethnic Albanian separatists. | Serbian security forces were driven out of Kosovo in 1999 after a Nato bombing campaign aimed at halting the violent repression of ethnic Albanian separatists. |
| The province has been under UN administration and Nato protection since then. | The province has been under UN administration and Nato protection since then. |
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