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Two Kosovo Albanian citizens were attacked Thursday by a group of Serb protesters in north Mitrovica.<\/p>\n
The Kosovo Police confirmed the news, while Euronews Albania correspondent on the ground Xhemajl Rexha reported that the Kosovo Albanians were physically attacked by a group of masked Serbs, who also tore their shirts.<\/p>\nAlbanian protesters in Mitrovica, 1 June 2023, Photo courtesy: Doruntina Balliu (RFE\/RL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Police intervened to quell the conflict, and the two young men were sent to the hospital to receive the necessary medical assistance.<\/p>\n
It is not yet clear how these two men ended up in Mitrovica, as none of them are residents in the city.<\/p>\n
A small group of Albanian citizens gathered in south Mitrovica, contrary to the request of the Kosovo Police to avoid a call spread on social media for a \u201cprotest and march towards the north\u201d.<\/p>\n
Some of the citizens are protesting \u201cin support of the Kosovo Police\u201d, claiming that they are being a subject of injustice, while unfurling a flag of the Kosovo Liberation Army.<\/p>\nAlbanian protesters in Mitrovica, 1 June 2023, Photo courtesy: Doruntina Balliu (RFE\/RL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Previously, Kosovo\u2019s Minister of Internal Affairs Xhelal Zve\u00e7la had asked citizens to ignore calls for protests, saying that such rallies are \u201cunnecessary and do not help the Republic of Kosovo\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ethnic Serbs are protesting since Monday to oppose the installment of the newly elected mayors in the northern municipalities to their offices with the assistance of the Kosovo Police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two Kosovo Albanian citizens were attacked Thursday by a group of Serb protesters in north Mitrovica. The Kosovo Police confirmed the news, while Euronews Albania correspondent on the ground Xhemajl Rexha reported that the Kosovo Albanians were physically attacked by a group of masked Serbs, who also tore their shirts. Police intervened to quell the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":54474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[2471,2469,1098,150,243,151,546,2203,301,2047],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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