Twenty-one NATO soldiers were injured in clashes with Serbs in the north of Kosovo overnight, the Reuters news agency said on Thursday, reporting on clashes which erupted when the international peacekeepers tried to remove roadblocks set up by local Serbs.
"The demonstrators used force including the throwing of stones and pushing back KFOR troops by attacking them with trucks loaded with gravel," the NATO-led international Kosovo Force (KFOR) said in a statement.
One soldier sustained serious injuries.
"The statement said peacekeepers responded with tear gas, batons and warning shots fired into the air. A number of Serbs were treated for the effects of tear gas, local Serb officials said," the Reuters said.
