Tension in Kosovo after an Albanian Shot two Serbian Boys

The Albanian, who wounded two Serbs with an automatic weapon in the Kosovo village of Gotovusa, has been arrested, "Kurir" reported. The suspect has the initials A.K and is 33 years old.

Yesterday, an 11-year-old boy and a 21-year-old youth were injured in the village of Gotovusa near the town of Shterpce by a passing car. Both were taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

During the attack, the youths were walking by the road and carrying a Christmas tree when the attacker opened fire on them. They have gunshot wounds, one boy shot in the arm and the other in the shoulder, which are not life-threatening.

The older youth who was injured today told how the accident happened.

"We went out on the road to take pictures and then a car drove by. They fired a bullet and hit me in the arm," he told TV Herc briefly.

After the incident, rebellious Serbs blocked the road in protest, reports the Serbian "Telegraf". As they stated, the blockade will continue until the capture of the attacker of the Serbian youths, and the situation is currently extremely tense, writes "Kosovo Online".

Members of the Kosovo police arrived on the ground, and a KFOR car with Polish members was parked a little further from the blockade.

The director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovic, wrote on Twitter: "Attempt to kill two Serbian boys in Gotovusa near Shterpce. The children were shot by an Albanian, according to local people, from a moving vehicle. Milos and Stefan have gunshot wounds. They were shot at while wearing Christmas clothes. Someone wanted to bring us a bloody Christmas."

The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, condemned the attack on Serbian boys in Shterpce, stressing that their...