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Italian soldiers injured in clashes between Serb protesters and NATO security forces in Kosovo

The images of the clashes underway in Zvecan, in northern Kosovo between the Italian-led KFOR mission and Serbian protesters

29/05/2023

This afternoon KFOR units were deployed in the containment of violent demonstrations in the 4 municipalities of northern Kosovo. This was reported by the General Staff of Defense, confirming the wounding of 11 Italian soldiers of KFOR. During the contrast of the most active fringes of the crowd, several soldiers of the Italian contingent belonging to the 9 Alpini Regiment L'Aquila, suffered trauma injuries and burns due to the explosion of incendiary devices, the statement reads. Rescued by KFOR medical units, the military are currently under observation by medical personnel who are ascertaining their condition.