Violence Erupts as French Keep Ethnic Albanians From Serbs From: The Washington Post | Date: August 8, 1999| Author: | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

A simmering dispute over free movement within Kosovo erupted in violence today, with French troops fighting back hundreds of ethnic Albanians who were trying to cross into the Serbian part of this northern Kosovo town.

Amid curses, shoving and obscene gestures, dozens of French soldiers kept the ethnic Albanians from crossing a bridge over the Ibar River, while an equally agitated Serbian crowd jeered from the far side. At least four ethnic Albanians were arrested after fighting with soldiers. Three people were injured, including one woman who was driven off in an ambulance after being ...

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