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Explosive device hits Kosovo Parliament, no injuries reported

Kosovo police officers inspect the area next to the Kosovo parliament building in Pristina on August 4, 2016 after an explosive device was thrown at the parliament building  with police at the scene reporting no casualties.
Kosovo police officers inspect the area next to the Kosovo parliament building in Pristina on August 4, 2016 after an explosive device was thrown at the parliament building with police at the scene reporting no casualties. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images

PRISTINA, Kosovo – Assailants struck Kosovo’s Parliament with an explosive device late on Thursday causing damage to the building but no injuries, the police said in a statement. The force said the device that hit the building was fired from a distance.

The downtown area was sealed off as officers began their investigation.

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The blast comes amid tensions over a border demarcation deal that the government has reached with Montenegro.

Earlier on Thursday, the government ratified the deal and sent it to Parliament. Lawmakers are expected to vote on it next week.

The deal sets the boundary between the two countries and is backed by the U.S. and EU. The opposition parties and even some members of the governing coalition are vehemently against the deal, saying it hands over land to Montenegro.

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Since last year the opposition haes used tear gas canisters inside Parliament and clashed with police outside in an attempt to scupper the deal.

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