“That is the one most critical assault on the nation’s vital infrastructure for the reason that finish of the battle within the nation,” Kosovo’s Inside Minister Xhelal Sveçla informed reporters Saturday night.
Based on the police, round 20 kilograms of explosives in a black bag have been positioned on a piece of the aqueduct in Zubin Potok and ignited by way of a wired detonator.
“This isn’t a random assault; it was well-organized and deliberate by an expert group … aiming to maximise the injury achieved to Kosovo and its residents,” Sveçla stated.
Eight individuals have been arrested on suspicion of planning and organizing the assault.
Kosovo stays probably the most risky space of the Balkans, with tensions continuously operating excessive between the nation, which declared independence in 2008, and its northern neighbor, Serbia.
In September of final yr, in the identical a part of the nation the place Friday’s explosion occurred, armed clashes erupted between native gunmen and the Kosovo police, with one police officer and three attackers being killed.
