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Olsi: I had nothing to do with incident

TIRANA - The brother of the Albanian prime minister Olsy Rama stated on Wednesday that he has nothing to do with the incident which occurred during the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade and added that he was not arrested or detained over the event.

Serbia Counts Cost of Albania Football Match Mayhem

The first football match ever held between Albania and Serbia in decades ended in chaos and violence in the 41st minute, after a small drone with a banner embossed with an Albanian flag flew over the pitch and Serbian fans erupted.

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Football incident could have political ramifications

BELGRADE -- The scandal that resulted in the abandoning of a Euro qualifier between Serbia and Albania could have wider implications, the Beta news agency is reporting.

There is now a question mark over the announced visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Thousands of supporters greet Albania's team in Tirana

TIRANA - Several thousand supporters greeted Albania's football team at the airport in Tirana early Wednesday morning.

According to the AlbaniaSoccer website, a large number of supporters gathered at the airport to greet the team coached by Gianni De Biasi a few hours after the end of the Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania.

Kostunica leaves Democratic Party of Serbia

BELGRADE - Vojislav Kostunica, the founder and long-time president of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), has left the party, which he said has relinquished its original principles and the policy of neutrality under its new leadership.

Applause for 'I Defended Young Bosnia'

BELGRADE - 'I Defended Young Bosnia', a film written and directed by Srdjan Koljevic, premiered on Tuesday evening at Belgrade's Sava Center.

The cast and the crew were greeted with a long applause from the audience, which included many political and public figures, as well as colleagues from the film industry, who came to support this interesting and significant project.

Dacic: Premeditated political provocation

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic has said that the incident which took place at the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on Tuesday was a premeditated political provocation, and added that Serbia bears no responsibility for match abandonment.

Serb priest's family comes under attack

ORAHOVAC -- Unknown persons late on Tuesday attacked the Parish House in the Serb part of the town of Orahovac in Kosovo.

The building is home to the family of the local Serb Orthodox priest.

Serbia v Albania UEFA qualifier abandoned

BELGRADE - Serbia's UEFA 2016 qualifying match against Albania was suspended, and eventually abandoned, after a small drone with a flag bearing an insignia of ‘Greater Albania' appeared flying above the pitch at the end of the first half on Tuesday.

Serbian footballer Stefan Mitrovic caught the flag and two Albanian players rushed to try and snatch it from his hands.

Analysts see "conspiracy related to Putin's visit"

BELGRADE -- Political analyst Dragomir Anđelković says "the Albanian state and some EU centers of power" are behind an incident during the Serbia-Albania football game.

Serbia U21 soccer team qualifies for Euro

CADIZ - The Serbian under-21 men's soccer team has qualified for the European Championship by beating hosts Spain 2-1 in the away leg of the play-off tie in Cadiz on Tuesday.

The first leg of the tie, played in Jagodina last Friday, ended in a goalless draw.

Roberto found the net for Spain at the Ramon de Carranza stadium, while Kostic and Saul (o.g.) scored for Serbia.