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Protesters in Kosovo clash with police over MP's arrest | Protesters in Kosovo clash with police over MP's arrest |
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Demonstrators in Kosovo's capital Pristina have thrown petrol bombs and stones at police in a protest over the arrest of an opposition MP. | |
Albin Kurti was held by police after setting off tear gas in parliament last week over a deal between Kosovo and Serbia. He was later released. | |
About 200 protesters chanted Mr Kurti's name as they threw missiles at the ranks of police officers. | |
Police fired tear gas and advanced in an attempt to push the protesters back. | Police fired tear gas and advanced in an attempt to push the protesters back. |
Mr Kurti was questioned by police and released later on Monday. | |
"We will not give up. Let's stay united," he was quoted as saying to his supporters by the AFP news agency. | |
His stunt in parliament was part of a protest by opposition MPs against the deal with Serbia. | |
The EU-brokered agreement grants more powers to the mainly Serb areas of Kosovo. Opposition MPs say it will deepen the ethnic divide and increase Serbia's power in the country. | The EU-brokered agreement grants more powers to the mainly Serb areas of Kosovo. Opposition MPs say it will deepen the ethnic divide and increase Serbia's power in the country. |
As well as releasing tear gas, opponents of the deal have blown whistles and thrown eggs to disrupt recent parliamentary sessions. | As well as releasing tear gas, opponents of the deal have blown whistles and thrown eggs to disrupt recent parliamentary sessions. |
Kosovo's ethnic Albanians broke away from Serbia in an armed revolt in 1999, and then unilaterally declared independence in 2008. | |
Belgrade rejected the move and still considers the breakaway territory as its southern province. | Belgrade rejected the move and still considers the breakaway territory as its southern province. |