The Kosovo Police gives the announcement/ Tense situation, criminal groups continue the attack on the ground

2023-09-24 14:37:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The Kosovo Police gives the announcement/ Tense situation, criminal groups

The Kosovo police has given a recent announcement regarding the situation in the north of Kosovo.

It is reported that the situation in the area of ??Banjska village continues to be tense, criminal groups from time to time are attacking police units on the ground with firearms.

According to them, professional attackers in considerable numbers are using various private spaces and facilities, including in and around the monastery in Banjska, to carry out movement, shelter and positioning for shooting at KP police units.

Full Notice:

The situation in the North of the country, specifically in the area of ??the village of Banjska, continues to be tense, criminal groups from time to time are attacking police units in the field with firearms, which, despite the attacks on them, are continuing their engagement by creating a security perimeter, in interest in calming the situation, providing security and the rule of law and order in Kosovo.

A significant number of professional attackers, masked and uniformed with different uniforms, armed with heavy weapons, grenades, military tools (zolla), some armored vehicles, are using various private spaces and objects, including in and around the monastery in Banjska, to carry out movement, shelter and positioning for shooting at KP police units.

Police units conforming to the situation and the danger posed by the sporadic attacks of criminal groups, in self-defense of themselves and the citizens of that area, have been forced to respond to the criminal groups, where according to the information so far, one of the attackers has been killed.

Referring to the situation and circumstances created, the Kosovo Police for security reasons has closed the two border crossings in the north (Jarinje and Bërnjak) for border traffic, therefore invites all citizens to use the other border points for traffic and to avoid exits and movements them in that region/area.

Bashkëpunimi dhe koordinimi i Policisë së Kosovës me institucionet kompetente vendore dhe ndërkombëtare po vazhdon, me qëllim të ruajtjes së rendit dhe sigurisë publike si dhe sjelljes para organeve të drejtësisë së kryerësve të sulmeve të vazhdueshme ndaj zyrtarëve policorë dhe njëherit fton ata që të dorëzohen para organeve të rendit./ CNA