Kosovo blast damages OSCE vehicles
BBC Monitoring Europe (Political) - February 26, 2007 Monday

Text of report in English by Belgrade-based Radio B92 text website on 26 February

Pristina, 26 February: An explosion damaged several vehicles belonging to OSCE on Monday [26 February] in Pec, a police official said. No one was hurt.

The blast occurred around 0330 [0230 gmt]. and was caused by an explosive device - possibly a hand grenade - that shattered windows or caused other light damage to seven vehicles in the parking lot of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Investigators were not certain whether the OSCE was the target of the attack, which occurred in a residential area in the city of Pec, some 80 kilometres west of Kosovo's capital, Pristina, said regional police spokesman Avni Gjevukaj.

Two other vehicles that did not belong to the organization were damaged in the blast. There was no immediate comment from the OSCE mission in Kosovo.

Tensions in Kosovo are running high amid negotiations between the ethnic Albanians and Serbs over the disputed province's status.

Three UN vehicles were bombed in Pristina a week ago. In other recent violence, two people were killed in clashes between police and ethnic Albanians protesting the UN proposal on Kosovo's final status.

Source: Radio B92 text website, Belgrade, in English 1035 gmt 26 Feb 07

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