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Anger over Thaçi war crimes sentence spills into protests at Kosovo EU mission

Thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting an acquittal dispersed in silence after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers found the former president guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention, but some clashed with riot police outside the EU mission later in the day.
September 17, 2026 by
Anger over Thaçi war crimes sentence spills into protests at Kosovo EU mission
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Thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting an acquittal dispersed in silence after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers found the former president guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention, but some clashed with riot police outside the EU mission later in the day.

Read the full original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/anger-over-thaci-war-crimes-sentence-spills-into-protests-at-kosovo-eu-mission

Sources: euronews_world

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