Published September 25,2023
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Kosovo police on Monday seized an enormous amount of heavy weapons and ammunition from a village within the nation’s north, which has been a hotspot of ongoing clashes between regulation enforcement and armed ethnic Serbs since Sunday.
The police later displayed heavy weapons, autos, and ammunition seized in the course of the day-long clashes with the armed Serb group in Banjska village at a police camp in Mitrovica metropolis.
Internal Affairs Minister Xhelal Svecla, who was current on the police camp, stated a critical motion towards Kosovo had been prevented.
“According to the information obtained, so far, six injured terrorists are being treated at Novi Pazar Hospital (in Serbia),” he stated, asking Serbian authorities at hand them over to Kosovo for his or her involvement in “terrorist actions.”
“We want these six to hand them over to the Kosovo authorities so they can face justice.” Similarly, we would like Serbia at hand over any members of this group who’ve managed to flee to Serbia,” Svecla stated.
Serbia’s plan to contain tons of of individuals in occasions geared toward destabilizing Kosovo failed, the minister claimed, including that the weapons seized by police are army weapons manufactured by Serbia in 2021, a few of which had been confiscated weapons.
Kosovo Police General Director Gazmend Hoxha stated the operation was the most important police motion within the nation because the Kosovo War in 1999.
“Police operations are nonetheless persevering with, and thus far, weapons of assorted calibers, rocket launchers, explosives, detonators, one heavy armored automobile, 24 cars, two 4×4 bikes, 150 explosives, three drones, 30 AK47 weapons have been present in and across the monastery in Banjska.
“Also, six machine weapons, 29 mortars, over 100 army uniforms, in addition to work instruments equivalent to pickaxes, shovels, hand saws, medication, and meals that may final for a very long time had been discovered,” stated Hoxha.
People aside from the villagers will not be allowed to enter or exit the Banjska village, he added.
Kosovo police are on patrol on all roads resulting in the village, whereas safety forces are nonetheless conducting operations within the space.
Additionally, the Jarinje and Bernjak land borders between Kosovo and Serbia are nonetheless closed to crossings.
Kosovo declared Monday a nationwide day of mourning following a conflict between police and gunmen on Sunday that left one officer lifeless and one other injured.
The clashes erupted when a Serbs armed group blocked a bridge resulting in the village of Banjska, close to Mitrovica, with two vehicles with out license plates.
The armed gunmen opened hearth on law enforcement officials who had arrived on the scene to analyze the difficulty. Later, numerous safety forces had been dispatched to the realm.
Serbia and Kosovo face many disputes as Belgrade sees its neighbor as its territory and has blocked its efforts to hitch worldwide organizations and procure recognition from different states.
The leaders of the 2 nations have met in European Union-facilitated talks in Brussels to normalize relations, however the events have thus far struggled to implement the agreements reached.
Source: www.anews.com.tr