One Kosovo police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, escalating tensions between the two countries. Prime Minister Albin Kurti stated that “masked professionals armed with heavy weapons” opened fire on a police patrol in the village of Banjska. The attackers used different weapons, hand grenades, and bombs, but the police managed to push back the assault. The area where the attack occurred is home to most of Kosovo’s ethnic Serb minority. Kurti accused organized crime, politically, financially, and logistically supported by Belgrade, of targeting the state.
One Kosovo police officer killed and one wounded, raising tensions with Serbia
Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused neighboring Serbia of supporting an attack that resulted in the death of one police officer and the injury of another. The attack occurred in the village of Banjska, where masked individuals armed with heavy weapons opened fire on a police patrol. Despite facing gunfire, hand grenades, and bombs, the police managed to push back the assailants. The area in which the attack took place is primarily inhabited by Kosovo’s ethnic Serb minority. Kurti blamed organized crime, which he claims is politically, financially, and logistically supported by Belgrade, for the attack.
Tensions escalate between Kosovo and Serbia
The attack on a Kosovo police patrol has heightened tensions between Kosovo and Serbia. Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Serbia of supporting the attackers, whom he described as “masked professionals armed with heavy weapons.” The police encountered gunfire from different positions and faced hand grenades and bombs during the assault. Despite the attack, the police managed to repel the assailants. The area where the incident occurred is predominantly inhabited by Kosovo’s ethnic Serb minority. Kurti blamed organized crime, politically, financially, and logistically supported by Belgrade, for the attack on the state.
