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epa10885683 An armed Kosovo Police officer patrols the village of Banjska, Kosovo, 27 September 2023. A Kosovar Albanian police officer on 24 September was killed by Serb gunmen who later barricaded themself in the XIV century Serbian Orthodox Banjska monastery and traded gunfire for hours, Kosovo authorities confirmed. Police regained control of the area late on the same day. The incident came at a fragile moment in the Kosovo - Serbia European Union-facilitated dialogue to normalize ties between the two parties. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI