Activists of ethnic Albanian group damage 24 EU vehicles
(25 Aug 2009) SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of parking lot with damaged European Union vehicles 2. Mid of EU vehicles rolled over on their sides 3. Police officer next to an EU vehicle with smashed windows 4. Mid of EU vehicle with smashed windows and overturned to the side, police tape in foreground 5. Close-up of an EU vehicle that has been rolled on the side 6. Mid of activist from the "Self-determination" group 7. Wide of parking lot with some damaged EU vehicles 8. Mid of police officers at the site 9. Wide pan of parking lot with damaged EU vehicles and police tape 10. Mid shot of EU vehicles rolled to the side 11. Gloves on the ground 12. EU police officer walking in the area 13. Various of rolled over vehicle 14. Wide of parking lot sealed off with police tape STORYLINE Ethnic Albanian activists from a group called Self-determination overturned some 24 vehicles of the European Union mission - known as EULEX - in the Kosovan capital Pristina on Tuesday, puncturing tyres and smashing windows. Twenty activists were arrested. EULEX condemned the attack on its vehicles, saying "committing criminal damage does not further the interests or the arguments of any such protesters." The government called the attack on EULEX "unacceptable" and urged Kosovo's people to refrain from violent acts that "seriously endanger the future of our democratic state." Tensions between ethnic Albanians and the EU have been on the rise due to an agreement that EU mission officials in Kosovo want to sign with Serbia on exchanging information. The incident in Pristina came after EU police in northern Kosovo fired tear gas to disperse about 100 Serbs protesting against the reconstruction of Albanian houses in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica. The clash between Serbs and ethnic Albanians is the latest in a series of similar incidents in the town. Serbs will only allow the return of ethnic Albanians to Serb areas of Kosovo if Serbs are able to return to the Albanian-run south. Kosovo's government does not have control over the country's north, where the beleaguered Serb minority opposes Kosovo's independence, which has so far been recognised by 62 countries. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
