Brawl breaks out in Kosovo parliament

A brief brawl broke out on Thursday between Kosovo lawmakers as emotions boiled over in parliament during a debate over measures to defuse tensions in restive Serb enclaves in the north.

The scrap comes with Prime Minister Albin Kurti vowing to de-escalate tensions in northern Kosovo, where pressure has been mounting following his government's decision to install ethnic Albanian mayors in four Serb-majority municipalities in May.

The move has triggered one of the worst bouts of unrest in years, with demonstrations, the arrest of three Kosovar police officers by Serbia and a violent riot by Serb protesters that saw more than 30 NATO peacekeepers injured.