2010 Mitrovica attacks

2010 Kosovska Mitrovica attack
Kosovska Mitrovica bridge, dividing the city
Location Northern Kosovska Mitrovica
Kosovo[a]
Date July 2, 2010
Target Kosovo Serbs
Attack type
 Explosive device
Deaths 1[1]
Non-fatal injuries
 11
Perpetrators unknown[1]

The 2010 Mitrovica attacks in Northern Kosovska Mitrovica refer to a number of incidents that occurred on July 2, September 11 and September 28, 2010.[2]

July 2

An explosive device was thrown into a group of Serbs who were peacefully protesting against the Kosovo Albanians' intention to open a governmental office in the area, where Serbs live. 1 person was killed and 11 were injured.[1][3] Both Kosovan and Serbian authorities condemned the attack.[4] At the moment there are no suspects.[4] July 3 was declared a day of mourning by North Kosovo; Mitrovica, Zvečan, Leposavić and Zubin Potok.[5]

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković stated that violence in Mitrovica represents a terrorist attack.[6]

September 11

Following the quarterfinals of the World Basketball Championship where Turkey beat Serbia, Albanians from the South crossed the bridge and instigated a fight with Serbs of the North. One Serb youth was shot and wounded in the arm by an EULEX police officer, three other lightly, a total of 7 were injured including an EULEX soldier.[7]

September 28

An explosion device of 200 grams of TNT destroyed a cell site of a mobile carrier that services Albanians. A 3-year old Serb girl was injured, not life-threatening. The roof space was rented out by a local Serb working for the Kosovo police. EULEX and KFOR arrived at the scene and blocked North Mitrovica.[2]

See also

Notes and references

Notes:

a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. 1 2 3 Doctor killed, 11 Serbs hurt in Kosovo blast Archived July 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  3. ↑ One person killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Kosovska Mitrovica Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 Barlovac, Bojana. "One Dead, 11 Injured in Blast in North Mitrovica". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  6. ↑ Top state officials condemn Kosovo violence Archived July 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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