A group of ethnic Albanians tear apart Macedonian flag during a violent protest in Skopje, Macedonia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Hundreds ethnic Albanians staged on Saturday a contra-protest to express support for the designation of the new defense minister. Police said Saturday at least 20 people, from whom 13 police officers and other mainly youngsters were injured in a series of scuffles that erupted late on Friday and continued over night when group of few hundred Macedonians started a protest against the designation of a new defense minister Talat Xhaferi, an ethnic Albanian and former rebel commander. (AP Photo/Vangel Tanurovski)
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