PRISTINA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Persistent ethnic tension in north Kosovo could trigger a repeat of violence seen in the area last year, when four people died in a gun battle and NATO peacekeepers were hurt in clashes, a senior official from the military alliance warned on Saturday.

A senior NATO official warned on Saturday that persistent ethnic tensions in northern Kosovo could lead to a resurgence of violence, similar to last

Persistent ethnic tensions in north Kosovo risk a repeat of past violence, with NATO and EU concerns mounting. The region, largely populated by ethnic Serbs, resists Kosovo's government. Recent attacks and criticisms of Kosovo's unilateral actions strain relations with Western allies,

PRISTINA KOSOVO - Persistent ethnic tension in north Kosovo could trigger a repeat of violence seen in the area last year when four people died in a gu

Kosovo is predominantly ethnic Albanian but about 50,000 Serbs in the north reject Pristina's government and see Belgrade as their capital. A former Serbian province, Kosovo declared independence in 2008 a decade after a guerrilla uprising.