Almost a year of protests against the construction of hydropower plants in Strpce ended in violence on Tuesday as Kosovo as police use pepper spray against demonstrators, including children, who pushed past police tape to protect the Lepenc River.
Around 20 residents of the village of Lower Biti near the southern town of Strpce have been injured during protests organized against the resumed construction of a hydropower plant on the Lepenc River on Tuesday, with a special unit of the Kosovo Police using pepper spray in an attempt to disperse the protesters.
A resident of Lower Biti, Jeton Tahiri, said that three people were arrested, and that the police used teargas against children who were also present in the crowd.
