Following a peaceful start of the January 9 demonstration, some opposition supporters threw petrol bombs and stones against the government's headquarters and set an armored police vehicle on fire.
Police responded with tear gas to disperse the crowd.
There were no reports of casualties or detentions.
Several thousand people gathered for the protest, calling for early elections and the resignation of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa.
The opposition wants to block an EU-brokered agreement with Serbia designed to give greater autonomy to majority Serbian municipalities in Kosovo and the possibility of financing from Belgrade.
The agreement has not been ratified by either of the countries' parliaments.
Kosovo, which is overwhelmingly ethnic Albanian, declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
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9/1/16
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Kosovo opposition protests turn violent in Pristina...
ReplyDeleteAnti-government protesters in Kosovo's capital Pristina have clashed with police at a demonstration against an agreement with the Serb minority.
Protesters threw petrol bombs and stones. Part of a government building was set on fire, but the flames were soon extinguished.
Police protected by riot shields responded with tear gas.
Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008, a decade after a conflict between Serb forces and Kosovo Albanian rebels.
A Nato bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999 effectively forced the government to cede control over Kosovo but it has not formally recognised independence....BBC
9/1/16