Kosovo Protests Planned For Canadian Cities

“It is of the utmost importance for us that this is peaceful,” Mr. Filipovic said. “There's a large number of people who take things like this to heart, but we're Canadians first, and then we're Serbs.” Mr. Filipovic said he is “fairly confident” the crowd can be kept calm. Organizers will urge restraint over loudspeakers and a candlelight vigil is planned. Mr. Filipovic tried to dispel fears that displays of photographs of churches and monasteries allegedly burned or vandalized by Kosovo Albanians will cause tensions to escalate. “We're saying, ‘Canadians, we cannot allow this to happen,' ” he said. “If anything, it will bring awareness.” ... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080223.wkosovoprotest23/BNStory/National

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