Two people have been killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, police say.<\/p>\n
The blast struck a shopping and business area early on Monday morning. Police said they did not know the type of explosives or who was responsible.<\/p>\n
Police and troops from Nato-led peacekeepers have sealed off the area.<\/p>\n
Kosovo – currently part of Serbia – has been governed by the UN since 1999. Talks are due this week in New York on its final status.<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Veton Elshani told Agence France-Presse news agency: "The blast occurred at 0210 (0010 GMT) in the business area in which some coffee shops and restaurants were still working."<\/p>\n
One person died at the scene and another in hospital, he said.<\/p>\n
Tension has been rising as the 90% ethnic Albanian population pursues its bid for independence from Serbia.<\/p>\n
The ethnic Albanian leadership and a senior Serbian team will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n
Western nations have supported the independence plan but Serbian ally Russia has blocked it in the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n
Serbia prefers a broad autonomy package.<\/p>\n
The US has set a deadline of 10 December for a final decision on Kosovo’s fate but Russia rejects this.