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Kosovar police surround a village after Serb gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4

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By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
Associated Press

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — At least 30 Serb gunmen have killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties.  Police have surrounded Banjska, a village located 55 kilometers north of the Kosovo’s capital where the monastery is located, and the gunfire is continuing. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the attack had support from neighboring Serbia. The Kosovo Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church said a temple of the monastery in Banjska was locked down.

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