Montenegro, March 15, SPA -- An explosion detonated Tuesday morning as Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova's convoy passed through central Pristina. The explosion occurred close to a government building just after 0720GMT. At least one vehicle in the president's convoy was damaged in the blast. An Associated Press reporter saw the president being transferred from one car to another after the blast. Rugova appeared to be unharmed. The car sped away. A police officer at the scene told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the explosion appeared to have been caused by a remote controlled explosive device. The windows of nearby shops were shattered and small metal garbage bin at the roadside was shredded by the blast _ the bomb appeared to have been placed inside the bin. Shards of glass lay scattered in the street. At least one person was injured by flying glass, police spokeswoman Sabrije Kamberi said. Rugova was heading toward a nearby government building for a meeting with European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana when the blast detonated.
