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时间:2009-01-14 01:19:51

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Troops of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and European police have increased patrols in and around Kosovo's volatile1 northern town of Mitrovica, after at least six people were injured in clashes between Serbs and ethnic2 Albanians late Friday. Police officials say explosions also destroyed cars and properties.
 
An Albanian shop burned the previous night by the Serbs in the Bosnjacka Mahala district of the ethnically3 divided city of Mitrovica, 03 Jan 2009

A tense calm returned to Kosovo's second largest and most ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, where since late Friday about half a dozen people, including fire fighters, were wounded in clashes between Serbs and ethnic Albanians.

There were violent protests followed by two huge explosions that rocked Mitrovica, destroying cars and damaging properties. Police and fire fighters rushed to the scene as the first blast destroyed at least seven cars near a bar in the town's Serb district. Security officials said Serbs then set two Albanian shops alight.

But as a fire brigade arrived to put out these blazes, a second explosive device apparently4 detonated, hampering5 efforts to secure the area.

Troops of the Western military alliance NATO and European Union police stepped up their presence around Mitrovica, and armoured vehicles were seen patrolling the streets.

The latest clashes came after a Serb teenager was reportedly hurt by two knife-wielding Albanians on Tuesday, who were later detained. That incident prompted hundreds of Serbs to burn down several Albanian shops and to damage cars with Kosovo license6 plates.

Observers say the latest violence also reflects deep rooted divisions between the Serb minority of 120,000 people, and the two-million strong ethnic Albanian community of Kosovo.

Serbs are angry that Kosovo's government declared the territory independent from neighboring Serbia, last year. Kosovo's secession in February occurred nearly a decade after NATO bombings ended a Serbian military crackdown on independence seeking ethnic Albanians.

Friday's fighting underscored Western concern that Mitrovica will become once again a major flashpoint of ethnic fighting, and attacks against Western peacekeepers. The town was already the scene of deadly clashes in March between Serbs and international forces.


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1 volatile tLQzQ     
adj.反复无常的,挥发性的,稍纵即逝的,脾气火爆的;n.挥发性物质
参考例句:
  • With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定,投资冒着很大的风险。
  • His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱,喜怒无常。
2 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的
参考例句:
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
3 ethnically 5cad57d992c22d4f4a6ad0169c5276d2     
adv.人种上,民族上
参考例句:
  • Ethnically, the Yuan Empire comprised most of modern China's ethnic groups. 元朝的民族成分包括现今中国绝大多数民族。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • Russia is ethnically relatively homogeneous. 俄罗斯是个民族成分相对单一的国家。 来自辞典例句
4 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
5 hampering 8bacf6f47ad97606aa653cf73b51b2da     
妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
  • Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义,出售二氧化碳,进行科学辩论,这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。
6 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

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