Shots fired at Kosovo police units in 3 separate incidents

Kosovo authorities said late Saturday that in three incidents, shots were fired from different locations at police units that were on "official duty" near northern towns.

"Individuals from certain criminal groups who blocked several roads in the north of the country, from different locations shot at police units that were on official duty near the Gazivode lake dam, on the way to the border to the Brnjak crossing with Serbia,” said police

"Police units in self-defense were forced to respond with firearms to criminal persons/groups, who retreated and moved away in an unknown direction. Also, according to information from police units on the ground, gunshots were heard in several different locations," it said.

There is no official information about injuries or damages.

Kosovo police previously announced the closure of the two border crossings in the north with Serbia because of security reasons.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday that Belgrade will officially request NATO's peacekeepers, known as KFOR, to let it deploy the Serbian army and police in Kosovo, in accordance with a UN resolution.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, responding to Vucic, said Kosovo will respond to aggression.