Serbia sends army to Kosovo border as protest escalates
28 May 2023 |
7:42 am
Clashes broke out as demonstrators tried to prevent a newly elected ethnic Albanian mayor from entering his office in the Kosovar town of Zvecan. A police car was set on fire and tear gas was used to disperse the crowd.
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