An explosion has rocked a UN building in northern Kosovo, just hours after leaders in the capital Pristina proclaimed Kosovo's independence.
The blast, apparently caused by a hurled hand grenade, caused damage but no injuries, while another unexploded hand grenade was discovered near a hotel that houses EU officials.
Meanwhile, hundreds of ultra-nationalist Serbians rallied outside the US Embassy in Belgrade, prompting the EU to call for calm.
Kosovo declared itself as a new, independent nation at an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sunday - sparking a furious response from Serbia.
While Serb leaders rejected Kosovo's "unilateral and illegal" declaration of independence, Russia's foreign ministry called for an emergency UN meeting.
The ministry claimed Kosovo's independence violated Serbia's sovereignty and threatened "the escalation of tension and ethnic violence in the region, a new conflict in the Balkans".
It also warned other nations against "supporting separatism" by recognizing Kosovo.
Meanwhile, thousands of Kosovo's majority Albanian population took to the streets to celebrate their independence.
In the capital Pristina, cavalcades of cars circled with horns blaring and supporters holding Albanian flags aloft.
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said: "From today onwards, Kosovo is proud, independent and free.
"We never lost faith in the dream that one day we would stand among the free nations of the world, and today we do."
Parliament speaker Jakup Krasniqi told the assembly: "Kosovo is turning a new page in its history."
The declaration of independence will be backed by most Western powers......Article conts (-)
The blast, apparently caused by a hurled hand grenade, caused damage but no injuries, while another unexploded hand grenade was discovered near a hotel that houses EU officials.
Meanwhile, hundreds of ultra-nationalist Serbians rallied outside the US Embassy in Belgrade, prompting the EU to call for calm.
Kosovo declared itself as a new, independent nation at an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sunday - sparking a furious response from Serbia.
While Serb leaders rejected Kosovo's "unilateral and illegal" declaration of independence, Russia's foreign ministry called for an emergency UN meeting.
The ministry claimed Kosovo's independence violated Serbia's sovereignty and threatened "the escalation of tension and ethnic violence in the region, a new conflict in the Balkans".
It also warned other nations against "supporting separatism" by recognizing Kosovo.
Meanwhile, thousands of Kosovo's majority Albanian population took to the streets to celebrate their independence.
In the capital Pristina, cavalcades of cars circled with horns blaring and supporters holding Albanian flags aloft.
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said: "From today onwards, Kosovo is proud, independent and free.
"We never lost faith in the dream that one day we would stand among the free nations of the world, and today we do."
Parliament speaker Jakup Krasniqi told the assembly: "Kosovo is turning a new page in its history."
The declaration of independence will be backed by most Western powers......Article conts (-)
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