This is reported by AFP, which quotes Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti. It is only hours since one policeman was killed and another wounded in an armed attack on a patrol in northern Kosovo early Sunday morning, according to Kosovo authorities. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has condemned the attack and called it an act of terrorism. 30 men surrounded – The people behind the attack were professionals, wore masks and were heavily armed, he writes in social media. He also claimed that Serbian authorities had a hand in the attack. Just before 1:00 p.m. Norwegian time, there was a report that around 30 armed men were surrounded. – There are at least 30 professional men, either military or police officers. They are armed and surrounded by our police forces. I urge them to surrender to our security agencies, the prime minister said during a press conference, according to AFP. Alleging Serbian authorities are involved Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osma claims that the night’s shooting was staged by “Serbian criminal gangs”. She believes it is an attack on law and order and “against the sovereignty of the Republic of Kosovo”. She condemns what she calls “open aggression by Serbia against Kosovo” and called on the country’s allies to help Kosovo establish law and order. Serbia has so far not commented on the incident Worst unrest in several years Relations between Serbia and Kosovo have been very tense after the latter’s government chose in May to install ethnic Albanian mayors in four municipalities with a Serbian majority. The decision has led to the worst unrest in Kosovo in years, with demonstrations and a violent uprising by Serbian protesters that ended with more than 30 Nato peacekeepers injured.
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Claims that fighting is ongoing in northern Kosovo – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
