from AlertNet
Kosovo Albanians declared independence on Sunday, confidently awaiting Western recognition for their state despite the anger its secession provoked in Serbia and Russia's warnings of fresh Balkan unrest.
Serbia vowed undying but peaceful resistance to the loss of its cherished southern province. Mass protests were being organised for the coming days.
Protesters called "hooligans" by Serb media attacked the U.S. embassy in Belgrade, where riot police drove them back. Three hand-grenades were tossed in the Serb-dominated north of Kosovo, one of them exploding in a U.N. car park.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Kosovo declares independence, Serbia says: Never
