Serb child assaulted in Kosovo enclave

A nine-year-old Serb boy was assaulted and injured by a group of ethnic Albanians in a village south of the Ibar River, it was announced late on Monday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 19.02.2013.

10:53

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STRPCE, BELGRADE A nine-year-old Serb boy was assaulted and injured by a group of ethnic Albanians in a village south of the Ibar River, it was announced late on Monday. The boy, identified as Petar Ivanovic, had visible head injuries and was transferred to the nearby enclave of Strpce. Serb child assaulted in Kosovo enclave He is a third grader from Donja Bitinja, a multi-ethnic village with a majority Serb population. The Office for Kosovo and Metohija made the announcement, and added that the child was attacked around noon on Monday on his way to school. This government office also asked that the international community representatives in Kosovo find and punish both the perpetrators and those who inspired this and other similar attacks. "We are reminding everyone that in the last few days several bombing attacks against Serb children took place, and that their perpetrators remain unidentified and unpunished. We are asking the international community to secure for normal childhoods for all children in Kosovo and Metohija, so that they are not forced to live in an atmosphere of hatred, violence, and fear," the statement said. In Strpce, the president of the Serb municipality, Zvonko Mihajlovic, said that the nine-year-old was assaulted by three Albanians, aged 12 to 14. Mihajlovic said the case had been reported to the Kosovo police, KPS, and noted that although the municipality previously saw incidents when Serbs were assaulted assaulted, the physical injuring of the child was "exceptionally serious". He called on the Serbian government and the international community representatives in Kosovo to "resolve such situations" in order to avoid "wider inter-ethnic conflicts between Serbs and Albanians". Tanjug

Serb child assaulted in Kosovo enclave

He is a third grader from Donja Bitinja, a multi-ethnic village with a majority Serb population.

The Office for Kosovo and Metohija made the announcement, and added that the child was attacked around noon on Monday on his way to school.

This government office also asked that the international community representatives in Kosovo find and punish both the perpetrators and those who inspired this and other similar attacks.

"We are reminding everyone that in the last few days several bombing attacks against Serb children took place, and that their perpetrators remain unidentified and unpunished. We are asking the international community to secure for normal childhoods for all children in Kosovo and Metohija, so that they are not forced to live in an atmosphere of hatred, violence, and fear," the statement said.

In Štrpce, the president of the Serb municipality, Zvonko Mihajlović, said that the nine-year-old was assaulted by three Albanians, aged 12 to 14.

Mihajlović said the case had been reported to the Kosovo police, KPS, and noted that although the municipality previously saw incidents when Serbs were assaulted assaulted, the physical injuring of the child was "exceptionally serious".

He called on the Serbian government and the international community representatives in Kosovo to "resolve such situations" in order to avoid "wider inter-ethnic conflicts between Serbs and Albanians".

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