Six injured in Kosovo village blast
Six people were injured in a blast that occurred in the Kosovo village of Bostane on Saturday night.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Twenty Serb families and 14 Roma families live in the village.
According to Radio Gracanica, locals believe that it was a hand grenade that was thrown.
The injured persons were taken to the Gracanica hospital immediately. One of the victims was seriously injured and was operated on, according to hospital officials, who added that all six of the persons are now in stable condition.
Chazim Jashari (58) suffered the serious injuries, while the other five victims Vuksan Kostic (14), Danilo Djordevic (15), Besim Jashari (29), Azir Jashari (33) and Marko Ivkovic (22) suffered minor injuries.
The incident occurred on Saturday night in an improvised restaurant-like building in the center of the village, in which people were celebrating the village's saint day.
According to reports, the bomb was thrown by a person who was kicked out of the tent earlier because he was very intoxicated.
