New Bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica

"Peace Park" won't be removed from K. Mitrovica bridge

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Marko Đurić said on Wednesday that "Peace Park will stay in Kosovska Mitrovica and that Serbs have no reason for concern."

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said on Wednesday that the Peace Park will stay in Kosovska Mitrovica and that Serbs have no reason for concern.

NORTH KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Mayor Goran Rakic called on the citizens of North Kosovska Mitrovica to remain calm and not to fall for provocations aimed at drawing the north of Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) into conflicts and violence.

Rakic urges for calm in the wake of violent protests staged by Albanians in south Kosovska Mitrovica on Sunday where a lot of people got injured.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Zeljko Bojic, regional head of the operative Kosovo police, has said that the night was peaceful after the removal of a barricade on the bridge between northern and southern Kosovska Mitrovica.

Bojic said that the police presence in the city will be stepped up.

Barricade removed, bridge remains closed to traffic

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- KFOR has welcomed the removal of a barricade built on the main bridge in Kosovska Mitrovica as a positive step that can be beneficial to reconciliation.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Early on Wednesday, the citizens removed the barricade on the northern side of the main bridge over the Ibar River in Kosovska Mitrovica.

The barricade was removed with the use of trucks and heavy machinery.

No incidents were reported during the removal, which lasted nearly three hours.