{"id":64681,"date":"2024-01-16T09:42:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T08:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=64681"},"modified":"2024-01-16T09:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T08:42:36","slug":"two-injured-from-a-hand-grenade-explosion-in-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/two-injured-from-a-hand-grenade-explosion-in-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Two injured from a hand grenade explosion in the north"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two people have been injured from the explosion of a hand grenade in the late hours of Monday in North Mitrovica.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Director of Police for the Northern region, Veton Elshani, told Radio Free Europe that one of the injured is in a more serious health condition and is being treated at the hospital in North Mitrovica. However, according to him, he is out of life-threatening danger.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the other person has been lightly injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no reason to believe that this case is related to ethnic issues,\u201d said Elshani.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Police, the incident occurred at 23:50 on January 15, when three individuals, of Serbian nationality \u2013 two of whom were injured \u2013 left an establishment known as \u201cBishevac\u201d in North Mitrovica. As they exited, a vehicle approached them and threw a hand grenade.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion also damaged seven vehicles nearby, and security authorities stated that they are working on clarifying this case.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, there have been incidents with explosive devices in North Mitrovica, a municipality predominantly inhabited by Serbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people have been injured from the explosion of a hand grenade in the late hours of Monday in North Mitrovica. 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