Protesters march in Kosovo, as ex-president's war crimes trial nears end

The rally, held on the country's Independence Day, came ahead of the final hearing in the trial of its former president and political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Hashim Thaci, along with three senior figures of the rebel movement. Waving red flags emblazoned with the yellow and black crest of the KLA, crowds chanted the militia's name as they marched through Pristina's downtown. Aerial images broadcast by local media showed protesters filling a main square and several surrounding streets.