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UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians
The United Nations has offically handed over power of Kosovo to the majority ethnic Albanian authorities.
A simple and low-key ceremony will take place tomorrow.
Majority ethnic Albanian authorities will now run the territory although it remains unclear who will oversee Kosovo's Serb-dominated areas.
Security has been increased in the flash-point town of Mitrovica after a gunman attacked a police station.
The unidentified attacker was wounded along with a policeman in the incident on Saturday, police said.
It was not immediately clear in which part of the town the shooting took place.
Authority's boundaries
Under the new constitution, which came into force at midnight on Sunday, Kosovo's government assumes many of the powers held up till now by the UN.
The European Union is to deploy several missions to the territory and will take on a supervisory role in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia.
The new constitution is a milestone event in the history of Kosovo but, says the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Kosovo, there will be none of the festivities which marked the declaration of independence four months ago.
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June 15, 2008 at 12:40 am by amyjudd, 181 views, 2 comments
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at 01:48 on June 15th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 09:49 on June 15th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.