Protesting Serbs confront NATO troops at roadblocks ADDS daylight video, Dpt PM

(20 Oct 2011) ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Jagnjence village, near Zubin Potok 1. Wide of KFOR (Kosovo Force, NATO-led peacekeepers) soldiers with riot shields standing in line facing barricades 2. Various of scuffles between KFOR soldiers and Serb protesters at barricade 3. Pan from KFOR soldiers on one side of fire to protesters jeering on other side of fire 4. Tilt up of KFOR soldiers AUDIO: protesters jeering 5. Various of KFOR soldiers scuffling with Serb protesters, soldiers firing tear gas 6. Wide of protesters seated, clapping hands and chanting 7. Various of protesters trying to stop KFOR military vehicle, throwing stones at windscreen Jagnjence village, near Zubin Potok 8. Wide of tear gas coming out of the crowd, people shouting 9. Close up of KFOR soldiers 10. People gathering, woman holding Serbian flag, soldiers behind them 11. Soldiers showering people with water 12. Soldiers using water hose, people fleeing 13. Wide of women holding candles in front of KFOR soldiers (++EARLIER SHOT++) 14. Close up of woman holding Serbian flag, singing 'Kosovo is Serbia' (++EARLIER SHOT++) 15. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Slavisa Ristic, mayor of Zupce: "As we have done so far, we will do so today. We will peacefully defend our village. We will not allow them, maybe Albanians paid them money, maybe they like the Albanians, but we will never leave this place, (we will stay) as long as we need to. No one can love our Kolasin (village) and our Serbia more then us." 16. Wide of soldiers on truck Pristina 17. Pan of meeting of deputy Prime-minister of Kosovo, Hajredin Kuqi 18. Mid of Kuqi 19. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Hajredin Kuqi, deputy Prime-minister of Kosovo: "This is an operation that is done with full coordination of the Kosovo authorities, KFOR and EULEX. We want to bring law and order to the whole territory of Kosovo. All the roads must be unblocked. We want to create good living conditions for our Serb citizens in the north, so they can move freely and live a normal life." 20. Wide of people walking on the street 21. SOUNDBITE: (Albanian) Lorik Kendusi, vox pop: "I hope that everything will be over soon, it will be good for Serbia and for us, so we can all together move to Europe, and forget the past." 22. Wide of Pristina street STORYLINE: Kosovo's NATO-led peacekeepers confronted crowds of angry Serbs on Thursday as they tried to remove Serb roadblocks in the volatile north of the country. For nearly three months, Kosovo Serbs have been blocking roads to stop the ethnic Albanian leadership from extending its control over the part of the country populated mostly by ethnic Serbs. The Serbs reject Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia and consider the region a part of the larger Serbian nation. After Kosovo Serb leaders refused NATO's demand to allow freedom of movement, the peacekeepers in riot gear moved in at dawn on Thursday against hundreds of Serbs at roadblocks consisting of parked trucks, rocks, mud and logs. A spokesman for the 5,500-strong NATO-led peacekeeping mission said he believed part of one roadblock was removed, but could not give details because the operation was ongoing. During the pushing and shouting between the two groups, the troops occasionally used pepper spray against the demonstrators, who sat down on the road some 10 kilometres (six miles) northwest of the divided town of Mitrovica. Several dozen protesters sought medical help because of the tear gas, Serbian state TV said. During the standoff, Kosovo Serbs further enforced the barricades with additional logs and trucks. The government defended NATO's action. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...