Kosovo Police Take Control of Border in Serb-Dominated Area

Kosovo police moved overnight into parts of Serb-populated northern Kosovo to control one border crossing with its larger neighbor, leaving one policeman wounded and drawing criticism from the European Union.

NATO, Serbia and Kosovo are working on a solution, KFOR spokesman Capt. Hans Wichter said by phone today. The move by Kosovo special police to seize control of the Brnjak crossing, prompting local Serbs to erect roadblocks, was “not helpful,” said EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic. Serbia’s chief negotiator, Borislav Stefanovic, said a brief shootout left an officer wounded at the town of Zubin Potok. He declined to elaborate.