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(ANSAmed) - BELGRADE/PRISTINA, NOVEMBER 24 - Twenty-one Kfor military were harmed during last night's clashes having occurred near the barricade built by the Serbs in Northern Kosovo. That is what Kfor (NATO Kosovo forces) spokesman Uwe Novitzki. One of the military was run over by a truck and was severely injured, the spokesman added.

According to Novitzki, NATO soldiers had to intervene to remove a barricade in Dudin Krs, near Zvecan. According to Nowitzki, demonstrators threw stones and other objects against the military and unloaded gravel from trucks in order to create some checkpoints on the road. Kfor shot some warning shots in the air and used tear gas. The NATO military, the spokesman added, decided to abandon the action and withdraw, in order to avoid a further increase in the clashes and possible serious losses on both sides.

Representatives of Serbian municipalities in Northern Kosovo (where Serbs make up for the majority of the population) accused NATO troops of having used the force, thus violating yesterday's agreement not to implement unilateral action. The spokeswoman also added that during the morning the situation was calm, even if tension remains high. (ANSAmed).