Serbs in Kosovo demolished a wall with bulldozers on Sunday in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica, following weeks of tension over the issue between Kosovo and Serbia.
The Serbs, who do not recognize Kosovo as a state, started constructing the wall in December, saying it was to protect against a landslip. However, the Pristina government said the structure was an attempt to further divide the city along ethnic lines and should be destroyed.
Kosovo, backed by the U.S. and major western European states, declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Belgrade considers it part of its territory and supports the Serb minority.
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