Blast Damages UN Vehicles In Kosovo

Police in Kosovo say three vehicles belonging to the United Nations have been damaged in an explosion in the provincial capital, Pristina.

No one was reported injured in the blast late on February 19.

It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, but police said investigators suspected the UN mission to Kosovo may have been the target of an attack.

The incident occurred as Serbian and Kosovar Albanian representatives are preparing to meet on February 21 in Vienna to resume UN-mediated negotiations on Kosovo's future status.

The Serbian government has already rejected a proposal put forward by UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari, which calls for self-governance for Kosovo under international supervision. Ethnic-Albanian leaders want full independence for the territory.

Kosovo formally remains a Serbian province, though it has been administered by the UN since the 1999 NATO bombing campaign ended a Serbian crackdown on the ethnic-Albanian majority.

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