Thousands honor K. Mitrovica blast victim

Thousands northern Kosovska Mitrovica residents escorted the body of Mesud Dzekovic, killed in a blast on Friday, from the local hospital to his home. Dzekovic, a local pediatrician, died in the Kosovska Mitrovica Medical Center from injuries sustained this morning when a hand grenade was thrown at a demonstration staged by local Serbs, who protested an attempt of the Kosovo Albanian government in Pristina to open an office in the ethnically divided town. Thousands honor K. Mitrovica blast victim The city was stunned into silence by the news of the Friday blast, in which a total of 11 other people were wounded, said reports. When the procession, headed by doctors, nurses and other staff of the health center, left for the home of the deceased Dzekovic, air raid sirens sounded, all stores were closed and several thousand citizens took to the central square in honor of his memory. Another protest was also held later at the town's central square. Tanjug learned at the Kosovska Mitrovica hospital that nine persons injured in the blast remained hospitalized, and that three were released for home treatment. The perpetrators of the attack remain unknown at this time, but Serbia's Council for National Security described the incident as an act of terrorism, and blamed it on ethnic Albanian extremists.

Thousands honor K. Mitrovica blast victim

The city was stunned into silence by the news of the Friday blast, in which a total of 11 other people were wounded, said reports.

When the procession, headed by doctors, nurses and other staff of the health center, left for the home of the deceased Džeković, air raid sirens sounded, all stores were closed and several thousand citizens took to the central square in honor of his memory.

Another protest was also held later at the town's central square.

Tanjug learned at the Kosovska Mitrovica hospital that nine persons injured in the blast remained hospitalized, and that three were released for home treatment.

The perpetrators of the attack remain unknown at this time, but Serbia's Council for National Security described the incident as an act of terrorism, and blamed it on ethnic Albanian extremists.