Vehicle access for bridge separating Kosovo's ethnic Serbians and Albanians scrapped amid tensions
The plans to open a bridge in the Kosovo city of Mitrovica for vehicle access had been met with controversy amid fears it would escalate ethnic tensions.
Northern Kosovo, with a predominantly ethnic Serb population, has long been a flashpoint of tensions between Pristina and Belgrade and the border blockade comes on the same day an EU envoy said both sides should work to normalise relations if they hope to join the bloc.
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Kosovo was a Serbian province until NATO's 78-day bombing campaign in 1999 ended a war between Serbian government forces and ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo, pushing Serbian forces out.
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Hundreds of people flocked to an 18th century bridge outside the city of Gjakova, Kosovo over the weekend, to watch an annual high diving competition, traditionally held every August.
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Hundreds gathered around the bridge on Wednesday, following pressure from the Government of Kosovo to open the bridge that divides the Serb-dominated north and Albanian south of the city.
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