All barricades in north of Kosovo-Metohija removed

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - All barricades in the north of Kosovo-Metohija have been removed, Tanjug's correspondent on the ground reported on Friday.

The barricades had been put up at Rudare, near Zvecan, at Ibarska Slatina, at Lesak near Leposavic, in the north of Kosovska Mitrovica and in Zubin Potok.

After the barricades were put up, Pristina's police closed the Jarinje and Brnjak administrative crossings.

Earlier, Pristina media reported that Jarinje and Brnjak were still closed to traffic even though barricades at the crossings have been removed.

Serbs in the north of Kosovo-Metohija spent 19 days at barricades in protest against unlawful arrests of fellow Serbs and raids by Pristina's special police troops in that part of the province.