NATO soldier shot in Kosovo
NATO soldier shot in Kosovo
February 27, 2008 12:12 PM
PRISTINA, Kosovo-A NATO peacekeeper caught in a shootout in western Kosovo is being treated for slight injuries.
NATO officials say a stray bullet hit the soldier in the leg Wednesday when two rival groups opened fire at each other in the town of Prizren, 80 kilometers west of the capital Pristina (50 miles).
The soldier, who is not being named, sustained slight injuries to the leg but is able to walk.
Three people died in the shootout that took place in the center of the town. Authorities believe it was a conflict between two ethnic Albanian criminal gangs.
NATO has 16,000 peacekeepers stationed in Kosovo are in charge of securing the country.
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