Kosovo: Kosovo policeman dies after botched border raid at checkpoints of Jarinje and Brnjak
A Kosovo policeman seriously injured during a border clash on Monday night has died.
The 31-year-old officer was shot in the head when a police convoy came under fire in a Serb dominated area.
The violence occurred during a botched bid by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian government to take control of two border posts in an ethnic Serb area.
The move was a show of strength aimed at ending rampant smuggling and extend government rule after Pristina banned all Serb products and Serbia responded in kind.