Two Serbs wounded in divided Kosovo town
BBC Monitoring Newsfile. London: Dec 26, 2005. pg. 1

Text of report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA

Kosovska Mitrovica, 26 December: Branislav Antovic (34) and Bojan Maksimovic(24) were wounded in attacks which took place in

the northern [Serb-populated] part of Kosovska Mitrovica last night.

The first attack took place at 0200 [0100 gmt] outside the former Branko Radicevic primary school in John Kennedy Street. Branislav Antovic, a security guard employed by the local water supply company, was hit by four bullets and suffered stomach and chest injuries. He has been operated on at the hospital in the northern part of the town where doctors say that his condition is stable.

Several minutes later, Bojan Maksimovic was attacked in the Mese Selimovica Street. He was shot in the shin and, after operation, his life is not in danger.

The Kosovo Police Service tried to investigate the scene but they were prevented by a group of Serbs who demanded an investigation conducted by the international police.

According to witnesses, the attackers escaped to the southern, Albanian-populated, part of Kosovska Mitrovica.

A protest will be held at 1200 in the northern part of the town and Serbs are expected

to warn the international community, UNMIK [UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo] and Kfor [NATO-led Kosovo Force] that Albanian terrorism is still alive and well.

Credit: SRNA news agency, Bijeljina, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 0740 26 Dec 05

SRNA news agency, Bijeljina, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 0740 26Dec 05/BBC Monitoring/(c) BBC
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