1.  British troops, deployed last week on the central bridge that divides the town into north and south, exchanged fire with snipers on the north side several times.

2.  The shooting escalated, and British troops came under sniper fire from across the river at their positions on the central bridge.

3.  A central bridge connecting the two halves of the town has been the point of many tense standoffs between the Serbs and ethnic Albanians.

4.  The Albanians were trying to cross a central bridge that connects the Serb and Albanian sides of town,

5.  The French blocked Albanians who were trying to cross a central bridge that connects the Serb and Albanian sides of town,