In pictures: Kosovo burns

1 of 11 A second day of clashes saw religious sites targeted - here in the flashpoint town of Mitrovica Albanian protesters managed to burn a Serb Orthodox church.

2 of 11 Similar scenes were to be observed in many Kosovo towns - in Obilic, west of Pristina, houses burned and Serbs were evacuated.

3 of 11 Peacekeepers had to use tear gas against large groups of Albanians trying to march onto the Serb village of Caglavica on the outskirts of Pristina.

4 of 11 It was not all ethnic strife, though - an Albanian tries to put out a fire at his Serb neighbour's house.

5 of 11 But the two sides remain poles apart - Kosovo Albanians protest to demand independence as a way of ending the long conflict.

6 of 11 Serbs in Mitrovica displayed their defiance and attachment to Kosovo.

7 of 11 In Serbia itself police had trouble containing protesters keen to target the Albanian embassy.

8 of 11 A Serb neighbourhood in Pristina was one of many sites left scarred from the violence that began on Wednesday.

9 of 11 In Belgrade, a 17th Century Belgrade mosque was badly damaged as Serbs targeted Islamic religious objects.

10 of 11 A mosque in the Serbian city of Nis was also set ablaze.

11 of 11 But those who lost their loved ones have suffered the most.