Explosion in northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica
Unknown persons activated an explosive device placed on the house of Tahir Memovic in northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica late Thursday.
(kosovocompromisestuff)
Saturday, March 02, 2013
There were no injured, and, according to Tanjug's correspondent, the device was most probably planted on the house window, where the greatest damage can be observed.
Seven persons were in the house when the bomb went off, but none of them got hurt. Members of the Kosovo police investigated the crime scene, with the support of EULEX and KFOR police officers. The explosion took place in the vicinity of the city hospital. There were around 20 similar incidents in Kosovska Mitrovica in the past two months. The perpetrators still have not been found.
Serb returnee suffers minor injuries in Kosovo
Unidentified persons broke into a house in the returnee village of Bica, Kosovo-Metohija, on Friday morning, leaving a Serb returnee lightly injured, Radio Gorazdevac reported.
Danilo Doncic suffered cuts on his hand when burglars threw stones on a window of the room in which he was sleeping around 04:30 on Friday morning.
Slovenian KFOR units are currently deployed in the village, and an investigation unit of the Kosovo police is expected to carry out an investigation, Radio Gorazdevac reported.
The thefts and burglaries in the returnee villages in the municipality of Klina are growing in frequency, and the perpetrators are rarely identified. A month ago, in the neighboring village of Grabac, a water supply station was demolished and a pump was stolen, which resulted in around EUR 3000 damage, and the perpetrators have not been arrested.
Radovanovic:Int'l community, Belgrade should react
Serbian government's Office for Kosovo Coordinator Zlata Radovanovic has condemned the latest bomb attack in Kosovska Mitrovica and called on the international community and the Serbian government to react and stop the frequent incidents in the city.
Unknown persons activated an explosive device placed on the house of Tahir Memovic in northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica late Thursday.
There were no injured, and, according to Tanjug's correspondent, the device was most probably planted on the house window, where the greatest damage can be observed.
"Naturally, we strongly condemn this and call on all members of the international community, KFOR and EULEX, to immediately and inevitably find the perpetrators and punish them in accordance with their missions," Radovanovic told Tanjug.
She urged the Serbian government to try to solve the issue of frequent incidents in Kosovska Mitrovica with diplomatic means and called on the Serb population to remain calm but "ready to react in any subsequent situation."
There were around 20 similar incidents in Kosovska Mitrovica in the past two months and the perpetrators still have not been found.
Administrative office worker target of bomb attack
A worker of the Kosovo government's Administrative Office was the target of the latest bomb attack, which took place in northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica late Thursday, head of the office Adrijana Hozdic has stated.
In a statement for Tanjug, Hodzic strongly condemned the latest incident in Kosovska Mitrovica, adding that the intention is obviously to destabilize situation in the city and intimidate the citizens.
The incident occurred late Thursday, when unknown perpetrators activated an explosive device placed on the house of Tahir Memovic in northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica.
There were no injured, and, according to Tanjug's correspondent, the device was most probably planted on the house window, where the greatest damage can be observed.
Workers of the Administrative Office are constantly under attack, and the most serious such incident took place about three months ago in Kosovska Mitrovica, when Dusan Milisavljevic was shot in the leg.
Over the last two and a half months, the Kosovo police registered over 20 incidents characterized as serious threat to public safety, in which the attackers used firearms and different kinds of explosive and bombs.
The gravest incident happened in early February, when a bomb was thrown at the house of Serb family Vucetic in Bosnjacka mahala, a neighborhood in northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. The attack left two children injured.
The perpetrators of these incidents still have not been brought to justice.