25 peacekeepers were injured in clashes between Serbian demonstrators, police and NATO soldiers.
NATO condemned these attacks, calling them "unacceptable". Unrest escalated as Albanian mayors in the region took office.
Protesters trying to occupy a government building in Zveçan were tried to be stopped with tear gas and sound bombs. NATO soldiers took security measures around the two town halls.
In a statement made by NATO, it was stated that among the wounded peacekeepers there were troops from Italy and Hungary, and the condition of the three soldiers was critical. Five people were arrested in connection with the attacks.
Serbian President Aleksander Vucic stated that there are more than 50 Serbs who need the hospital for treatment. Protesters protested that Serbian flags were taken down from the municipal buildings and replaced with the Kosovo flag. Vucic urged Kosovo Serbs not to engage in conflict with NATO.
NATO, on the other hand, condemned the attacks on the alliance's Peacekeeping Force (KFOR) troops in Kosovo and called for an immediate cessation of violence.
BORRELL: “WE CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CONFLICT”
High Representative of the European Union (EU) Foreign Relations and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that he is working for a high-level meeting between the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia after the escalation of tensions in the north of Kosovo, and said that Europe cannot afford a new conflict.
"There has been enough violence in Europe. We cannot afford a new conflict. I hope my words will be heard and people will act accordingly," Borrell said.
NATO's Peace Force in Kosovo (KFOR) announced that the number of soldiers injured in the events in the north of the country is 30, and that the soldiers are attached to Italian and Hungarian troops.