Serbia deploys artillery near Kosovo

Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic inspected a garrison in the Raška region on Monday where several B-52 self-propelled howitzers have been placed. It comes during a tense standoff between Serbia and Kosovo that has already drawn the attention of the EU and NATO. Tensions flared up earlier this month when Serbs, who make up the majority in the northern part of the breakaway region, put up barricades to protest against the arrest of a former police officer accused of attacking a Kosovo law-enforcement patrol.