Police are seen next to fire caused by molotov cocktail thrown by protesters, at Kosovo's capital Pristina October 12, 2015. REUTERS/Hazir Reka
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Protesters and police fought running battles in Kosovo on Monday after the arrest of a prominent opposition politician behind a campaign to overturn a landmark deal with Serbia.
Cloud of teargas filled streets in central Pristina as police drove back several hundred protesters lobbing stones and concrete at the main police station to demand the release of Albin Kurti, a member of parliament and founder of the opposition's Self-Determination party.
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