BELGRADE, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- A huge blast hit Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova's motorcade on Tuesday morning when it passed through the provincial capital Pristina, reports reaching here said.

    The explosion at about 8:20 a.m. local time (0720 GMT) damaged the car carrying Rugova, but he appeared to be unharmed. A police spokeswoman said the president had been safely transferred to another vehicle and then left the scene.

    The windows of nearby buildings were shattered and police had blocked the area, witnesses said.

    It was not immediately clear if there were other injuries. Enditem