Several Kosovo Albanians, Serbs injured in Mitrovica brawl
BBC Monitoring Europe (Political) - May 19, 2006, Friday

Text of report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA

Kosovska Mitrovica, 19 May: A number of people were injured in a fight between Serbs and Albanians after an Albanian in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica had opened fire at security guards outside a building under construction which the Serbian government allocated for returnees.

According to Serb sources, at around 2300 [2100 gmt] Albanian Bahtri Hajdari fired several shots from a handgun at security guards outside the building in Bosnjacka mahala.

Following the attack in which no-one was hurt, a fight broke out between Serbs and Albanians.

The Kosovo Police Service (KPS) confirmed to SRNA that Hajdari, who is known for his involvement in criminal activities, was arrested last night.

The police said that "swift police intervention prevented a clash of major proportions".

Source: SRNA news agency, Bijeljina, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 0708 gmt 19 May 06

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