News | Serbian Unity Congress

April 4, 2007 on 2:22 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English |

Text of report by Serbian TV satellite service on 3 April

[Presenter] A group of [ethnic] Albanians from Podujevo have attacked the Zdravkovic family from the Velika Braina village in the Medvedja municipality. The village is situated close to the administrative border with Kosovo-Metohija.

[Reporter Danijela Simic-Kocic] Three armed Albanians, from the Podujevo municipality area, wearing masks and army uniforms attacked 64-year-old Branislav Zdravkovic and his 69-year-old sister Draguna Cvetkovic in the Velika Braina village while they were tending their cattle on their property. They said that the Albanians first of all insulted and threatened them and then started to hit them. Zdravkovic and his sister managed to get away, while the Albanians stole their flock of 150 sheep, 10 cows and some goats.

The president of the state’s coordination body for southern Serbia, Rasim Ljajic, visited the Zdravkovic family today. He sharply condemned this incident, which he described as more than a criminal offence. The state’s coordination body for southern Serbia asked [NATO-led] Kfor [Kosovo Force] and UNMIK [UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo] police to investigate this incident to its conclusion. The Zdravkovic family will be compensated for their losses.

According to unconfirmed information, Kfor and UNMIK police have succeeded in arresting two of the assailants.

Source: RTS SAT TV, Belgrade, in Serbian 1300 gmt 3 Apr 07

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