Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing — the Merdare entry point — on Wednesday, after protesters blocked it on the Serbian side to support their ethnic kin in Kosovo in refusing to recognize the country’s independence. With two other crossings on the Serbian border closed by similar protests on their Kosovar sides since Dec. 10, only three entry points between the two countries remain open.
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