EU, NATO increase troops after Kosovo explosions

European Union and NATO forces have ordered additional troops to Mitrovica, the ethnically-split town in northern Kosovo, after a fresh spurt of violence between Serbs and Albanians over the weekend.

Following an explosion that hit a number of cars near a Serbian bar in the town, local Serbs set fire to two Albanian-owned shops, according to police.

In a second explosion, seven firefighters were injured when a grenade was apparently thrown while they were attempting to put out the fires.

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