EU police officer killed in Kosovo

A European Union police officer has been shot dead while on patrol in Kosovo, the first casualty since the EU took over security in 2008.

The Eulex mission condemned the "act of cowardly violence" and said a murder investigation had been launched.

EUObserver reported that EU officials and Serb politicians had said the killing of the EU policeman in north Kosovo on was designed to harm the peace process.

• Primary Source

France24 International, 19.09.13: EU police officer in Kosovo shot dead http://www.france24.com/en/20130919-eu-police-officer-kosovo-shot-dead

Deutsche Welle, 19.09.13: EU police mission member shot dead in northern Kosovo http://dw.de/p/19kUG

EurActiv, 20.09.13: EU police officer shot dead in Kosovo http://www.euractiv.com/justice/eu-police-officer-shot-dead-koso-news-530597

EUObserver, 19.09.13: EU and Serbia say Eulex murder was political http://euobserver.com/foreign/121514

Council of the European Union: Press Release, A/466/13: Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the killing of EULEX staff member http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/138761.pdf

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