July 24, 2005
KiM-Info Newsletter 24-07-05
Unknown persons opened fire last night on Serb houses in village of
Zupce
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, July 24, 2005 (Beta) - Early Sunday morning at
approximately 1:30 a.m. unknown persons opened fire on Serb houses in
the
village of Zupce near Bunar near the main highway from Kosovska
Mitrovica to
Zubin Potok.
According to information provided this morning by Kosovska Mitrovica
International Press Center director Rade Njegovic, one hand grenade was
also
thrown.
The shots were fired from automatic weapons and at least 25 bullets
were
fired from the direction of the village of Kosutovo, which is inhabited
by
Albanians.
No one was hurt in the incident but the houses, one of which is owned
by
Miroslav Mirkovic, have been damaged.
This incident has caused unrest among the Serbs in Zupce and throughout
Ibarski Kolasin [i.e. Leposavic and Zvecan municipalities in the Ibar
river
basin]. The Adriatic highway passes through this area and Albanians use
it
to freely travel in the direction of the sea.
The incident has been reported to police, which has conducted an on the
scene investigation.
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Serbs block main highway in protest against last night's incident
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, July 24, 2005 (Beta) - Serbs have blocked the main
highway from Kosovska Mitrovica to Zubin Potok this morning in protest
after
shots were fired at Serb houses in the village of Zupce last night.
Kosovska Mitrovica International Press Center director Rade Njegovic
told
Beta that the Serbs blocked the section of the road near the village of
Zupce.
Last night at approximately 1:30 a.m. unknown persons opened automatic
gun
fire on Serb houses in the village of Zupce near Bunar. Njegovic said
earlier that one hand grenade was also thrown.
No one was hurt in the incident but the houses have been damaged.
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