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On 17 and 18 March 2004, a wave of violent riots swept through Kosovo, triggered by two incidents perceived as ethnically motivated acts. Demonstrations, although seemingly spontaneous at the outset, quickly focused on Serbs throughout Kosovo.{{sfn|Human Rights Watch 25 July 2004}}
Thousands of Albanians gathered at the south end of the bridge across the Ibar at [[
The violence quickly spread to other parts of Kosovo, with Kosovo Serb communities and Serbian cultural heritage (churches and monasteries) attacked by crowds of Albanians. Serb returnees were attacked.{{sfn|B92 Specijal|2004}} Some of the locations were ostensibly under the protection of KFOR at the time. During the riots and violence, at least 35 churches were damaged, including 18 [[Cultural Heritage of Serbia|monuments of culture]], which were demolished, burnt or severely damaged.<ref name="B92-1"/> According to [[Human Rights Watch]], the violence resulted in the deaths of nineteen people; 8 Kosovo Serbs and 11 Kosovo Albanians. More than a thousand were wounded including more than 120 KFOR personnel.{{sfn|Human Rights Watch 25 July 2004}} More than 4,000 Serbs were driven out of their homes and more than 900 houses belonging to non-Albanians were burned.<ref>{{cite web |title=11 years since "March Pogrom" of Serbs in Kosovo |url=https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2015&mm=03&dd=17&nav_id=93505 |website=B92 |date=17 March 2015}}</ref>
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