Bucharest, Nov 30, (dpa/GNA) – The prime minister of Kosovo, has blamed Serbian-backed terrorist organizations, after an explosion damaged key infrastructure in the country’s north.
No injuries were reported in the blast on Friday, which targeted a water channel that supplies two important coal-fired power plants in northern Kosovo.
It was the third such incident in three days in the region, which has a significant population of ethnic Serbs.
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on X: “These acts are the work of terrorist organizations, with a high likelihood that they are supported by Belgrade, in an unsuccessful attempt to undermine a democracy that is strong and resilient.”
The party of ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, Srpska Lista, condemned the damage to the canal and demanded an investigation by the NATO-led Kosovo Force, and the EU rule-of-law mission EULEX.
Kosovo police carried out a major raid in the village of Zubin Potok near the explosion. Police presence was also increased in the village of Zvecan, after unknown assailants attacked the police station and a community building there with hand grenades.
The tensions between Kosovo and Serbia remain high, despite international attempts at mediation.
Kosovo, which is now almost exclusively inhabited by ethnic Albanians, seceded from Serbia in 1999 with the help of NATO, and declared independence in 2008.
More than 100 countries recognize its independence, but Serbia does not.
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