KFOR troops withdraw, Serbs at barricades

KFOR troops withdrew about an hour and a half after midnight from a barricade in the village of Dudin Krs which they attempted to remove on Wednesday night. The local Serbs additionally reinforced the barricade last night by adding new amounts of gravel. KFOR troops withdraw, Serbs at barricades KFOR troops withdrew toward southern Kosovska Mitrovica while the Serbs continued to reinforce the barricade. The barricades made of dirt, sand and large boulders are around two meters high and are blocking both lanes on a bridge near Zvecan. When the Serbs started unloading the large amounts of gravel and building new barricades KFOR troops used tear gas to disperse them. Some of the citizens had gasmasks on and ambulance arrived to the scene to treat those did not have them. Shots were heard in the area around 00:30 CET but it is still unknown who fired them. Majority of citizens left home around 02:00 and only a small number of them stayed at the barricade. The barricade in the village of Dudin Krs was built almost four months ago and it is blocking the road leading to the Jarinje administrative crossing. KFOR has already tried to remove the barricade near Dudin Krs twice, on October 18 and 22 but they were stopped by the citizens both times. Serbs built a new barricade at Dudin Krs during the night (Tanjug) Explosion rocks Kosovska Mitrovica A powerful explosion took place about 01:00 CET in northern Kosovska Mitrovica. Nobody was injured but two cars were damaged in the blast. The explosion took place near the Faculty of Economy and police immediately came to the scene. “So far we have neither motive nor suspects for the bomb attack,” Kosovo police regional Spokesman Besim Hoti has stated.

KFOR troops withdraw, Serbs at barricades

KFOR troops withdrew toward southern Kosovska Mitrovica while the Serbs continued to reinforce the barricade.

The barricades made of dirt, sand and large boulders are around two meters high and are blocking both lanes on a bridge near Zvečan.

When the Serbs started unloading the large amounts of gravel and building new barricades KFOR troops used tear gas to disperse them. Some of the citizens had gasmasks on and ambulance arrived to the scene to treat those did not have them.

Shots were heard in the area around 00:30 CET but it is still unknown who fired them. Majority of citizens left home around 02:00 and only a small number of them stayed at the barricade.

The barricade in the village of Dudin Krš was built almost four months ago and it is blocking the road leading to the Jarinje administrative crossing.

KFOR has already tried to remove the barricade near Dudin Krš twice, on October 18 and 22 but they were stopped by the citizens both times.

Explosion rocks Kosovska Mitrovica

A powerful explosion took place about 01:00 CET in northern Kosovska Mitrovica. Nobody was injured but two cars were damaged in the blast.

The explosion took place near the Faculty of Economy and police immediately came to the scene.

“So far we have neither motive nor suspects for the bomb attack,” Kosovo police regional Spokesman Besim Hoti has stated.