Masked gunmen attack Kosovo police and kill 1 officer in an escalation of tensions with Serbia

Kosovo: Arrest following fatal shooting of police officer in Kosovo against backdrop of tension with Serbia

A police officer has been shot dead and a monastery stormed in a region known for conflict and the alleged activity of organised criminals.

The so-called Kosovo police said tonight that the competent police units also arrested another attacker, who was also in military uniform and armed with rifles and ammunition.

Tensions escalate in Kosovo over deadly attack on police

Belgrade and Pristina have accused each other of escalation after a police officer in the breakaway region was killed in a shooting

Fighting ongoing after police officer killed in attack in north Kosovo

Kosovo: Gunmen holed up in Banjska monastery clash with authorities; PM Kurti calls for surrender; NATO-led KFOR mission present; EU's Borrell condemns attack; tensions in north smoulder since Kosovo's independence in 2008.

The government in Pristina assumes that neighboring Serbia has sent the irregular militiamen.

Fighting ongoing after police officer killed in attack in north Kosovo

Gunmen holed up in a northern Kosovo monastery clashed with authorities Sunday, according to Prime Minister Albin Kurti, hours after a police officer was killed when a patrol was hit by an ambush involving firearms and explosives.