Ivo Kotevski
Macedonia Busts Migrant Trafficking Ring
Police found some 160 migrants who were hidden in a house used as the gang's base during the raid in the village of Vaksince, near Macedonia's northern border with Serbia, on Saturday.
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Macedonia Probes Migrant Kidnapping Claims
Police said they had launched a probe after Britain's Channel 4 News programme broadcast a report about hundreds of migrants from countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen being held for ransom by gangs in at least one Macedonian village, alleging that local police has been colluding with their captors.
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Macedonian police release video of anti-terrorist operation
Macedonian police release video of anti-terrorist operation
SKOPJE -- The Macedonian police have published video footage of the operation they carried out in Kumanovo over the weekend when they "neutralized" a terrorist group.
Bulgaria's PM Convenes Security Council over Tensions in Macedonia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will convene the Security Council at the Council of Ministers over tensions in Macedonia after Saturday's deadly clashes between police and an armed group in Kumanovo.
Borisov noted Tuesday that security services kept informing about risks for Bulgaria, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
Skopje Court Orders 30-Day Detention for Armed Group Arrested in Kumanovo
A Skopje-based court has ordered 30-day detention for of all of the 30 members of the armed group arrested after Saturday's police operation in Kumanovo.
The Public Prosecution Office for organized crime and corruption, which is in charge of the investigation, completed the questionings of the 30 suspects on Monday.
NATO, EU urge 'restraint' as Macedonia clashes leave 22 dead
NATO and the EU called for a return to calm in Macedonia May 10 after clashes between police and an armed group left at least 22 people dead, raising concerns about presumed ethnic-Albanian unrest in the Balkan region.
8 Macedonian police, 14 Albanian terrorist die in clashes
8 Macedonian police, 14 Albanian terrorist die in clashes
SKOPJE -- The Macedonian police have published footage of the arrest and identification of a group suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack in Kumanovo.
Macedonia Declares Mourning For Police Killed in Gunbattles
Shooting continued Sunday morning in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo, where gun battles raging on Saturday left at least five police dead and dozens wounded.
After a relatively silent night, more shots were heard about 7am Sunday as police swept the area for more alleged terrorists in and around the Divo Naselje district, which bore the brunt of the fighting on Saturday.
Eight police officers, 14 gunmen killed in Macedonia clashes
Eight police officers and 14 members of an "armed group" were killed in a day-long gun battle in an ethnic Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia, the government said on Sunday, violence that added a dangerous twist to months of political crisis.
Attackers in Macedonia's Kumanovo 'Surrender to Police'
Attackers who opened fire on police in the Macedonian town of Kumanovo have turned themselves in to police, local news outlets report.
Some 27 assaulters hiding in dwellings after a shootout with police officers have handed themselves over.
Authorities, however, are yet to confirm.