Prizren - A 71-year-old man, Janko Jankovic, sustained grievous bodily injuries when two Albanian youths beat him up in the centre of Prizren, police and hospital sources have revealed.

The incident happened shortly after 1500 (1300 gmt) when two Albanian youths started to beat the elderly man with sticks. During the attacks, the two young men inflicted injuries to his head and chest.

Although a number of passers-by noticed the incident, members of the Kosovo police service only arrived on the scene half an hour after it started. They picked up Jankovic from a pool of blood and took him to a hospital in Prizren, where he received medical treatment.

Source: SRNA news agency, Bijeljina, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 1224 gmt 26 Sep 03

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