"Kosovo's Prime Minister has announced that the breakaway region has introduced customs control on the border with Serbia - a move strongly opposed by Belgrade.

Local Serbs have been trying to prevent it by blocking roads leading to the two border posts. Our correspondent Sara Firth is at one of them."

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"Kosovo's Prime Minister announces that the breakaway region has introduced customs control on the border with Serbia. Local Serbs have been trying to prevent the move, blocking roads leading to the two border posts.

And hundreds of them are staging a protest in the northern city of Mitrovica to protest against Kosovo's plans. EU police and NATO-led troops have been deployed to the two sites.

But Serbia claims international representatives are only making the situation worse as they are siding with Kosovo authorities."

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