Demonstrator deaths spark unrest in Kosovo

During the operation the contingent, 80 of which are Polish soldiers, killed two Albanians. Rubber bullets and tear gas were both deployed to control the crowd, however, the situation deteriorated rapidly after two seriously wounded demonstrators died. In response, the UN has sent a representative of the general secretary to the city and sacked Stephen Curtis, the chief officer in Kosovo. "It was not us who played the main role, but the Romanians. We used less than 100 rubber bullets and we were not aiming in the heads as it is against the regulations," said Robert Zólkiewski, head of the Polish contingent. Zólkiewski said the UN had no choice but to shoot as they were attacked with rocks and bottles. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) M.M.