Kosovo Police issued a communiqué about Monday’s events in the city of Gjakova where Kosovo Albanians protested against the visit by Serbian Government’s Minister for Kosovo Aleksandar Vulin and Serbian pilgrims. Police arrested four Kosovo Albanians during the protest.
Around 150-200 protesters tried to enter the church in an attempt to block the entrance to Vulin and the Serb pilgrims. The protesters were soon joined by several associations such as “The Cries of Mothers” and families of missing persons.
Police reported that around 13:00 hrs, a convoy of two buses with around 70 pilgrims arrived in Gjakova and despite security measures a person threw a stone at the bus smashing its windshield and another protester stopped his car on the street blocking it. “Police arrested the suspect and removed the car from the street,” the police report said.
Soon after, large numbers of Gjakova citizens took to the streets to voice their anger over the visit.
“During this period, police officers from the Gjakova station were aided by border police and police officers from Decan and Klina, who helped control the crowd of 3500-400 people. Most of the protesters were mothers who were carrying pictures of their missing loved ones, including women and children,” police reported. Later on, protesters were dispersed peacefully.
