Kosovo Closes Two Border Crossings with Serbia Following Protests

Masked groups in Serbia block roads, halt travelers with Kosovo documents, escalating regional tensions.

Kosovo's Interior Minister accuses Serbian authorities of complicity in the blockades.
Protesters demand withdrawal of Kosovo police from Serb-majority areas and reinstatement of Serbian institutions.
The blockades follow Kosovo's crackdown on Belgrade-run parallel institutions in northern Kosovo.
Two other border crossings between Kosovo and Serbia remain open.
The situation underscores ongoing ethnic and political tensions since Kosovo's 2008 independence declaration.