Attack against Serbian believers is an example of religious intolerance, unimaginable on European soil, Srpska Lista said in a press statement in relation to the stoning of the buses with Serbs near Istok, Radio kontakt plus reports.

“Encouraged by the silence of the international community about such events, the extremists of the Albanian side continue the expulsion of anything that is Serbian in Kosovo and Metohija, Srpska Lista added.

Abbot of Visoki Decani Father Sava Janjic condemned the incident in Istok, in which buses carrying Orthodox pilgrims were stoned in Istok.

Two buses transporting Orthodox believers from Belgrade were stoned yesterday in the village of Studenica near the town of Istok, the Kosovo police spokesperson for the region of Pec, Xhevat Ibraj, confirmed after Serbian media reported on the case.

“Buses transporting a group of 170 Serbs who came to the village of Studenica were stoned and thier windows were damaged by insofar unknown perpetrators. Police have taken all necessary measures to find the perpetrators, while the public prosecutor was also notified about this case,“ Ibraj told RTK2.

Unknown perpetrators set on fire house belonging to the deceased Serb returnee, in the village of Belo Polje, Pec municipality, Radio kontakt plus reports, referring to the Radio Bravo news posted on its Facebook page.

The house of late Radomir Kostic was set on fire, last night around 2 a.m. His daughters, who live in central Serbia, were occasionally staying in the house.

The Kostic family house was first robbed, then set on fire, and it burned to the grounds.

Unknown perpetrators attacked last night Health House in the village of Novake, Prizren municipality, causing material damage, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija announced.

During the attack, windows of the Health House were broken. Police conducted investigation, while the perpetrators remain unknown.

This is yet another in a series of attacks against Serb properties and that of the Republic of Serbia within a short time frame, the Office for Kosovo and Metohija said in a statement. It added, the attack caused disturbance among inhabitants in the village.

A group of Albanian youngsters for days mistreats Serbian children playing in a playground in the upper part of Orahovac town and in front of the Serbian Orthodox Church there, RTV KIM learnt from a group of parents who initiated petition, addressed to the Kosovo police, seeking protection for their children.

Around hundreds of parents and other citizens have decided to initiate petition due to frequent verbal and physical attacks against Serb children by Albanian boys in Orahovac town. The petition would be submitted today.

An explosive device was thrown this morning in front of the Youth Centre in Osojane, but luckily it did not explode, Radio kontakt plus reported.

According to the Ministry for Communities and Return’s representatives who are in Osojane, a worker who opened the centre noticed a device and reported the case to police.

“Breaking into and looting the houses, as well as intrusion in the house of old woman Ilinka Nesic, that took place last night in the village of Grabac, Klina municipality, clearly indicate why better results could not be achieved in the returns process, outgoing Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic said, KIM Radio reported today.

Jevtic underlined that such incidents send a clear message there is no readiness on the side of those who should provide conditions for return to do so in a concrete manner.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric urged those “who sustained damages over the recent period” to address the municipalities or the Office for Kosovo and Metohija for compensation, KoSSev portal reported.

“We would do our utmost to compensate these people,” Djuric added. He also announced talks are underway with insurance companies and banks in order to find a solution so farmers and people dealing with agriculture in Kosovo and Metohija can have insurances against thefts under the state expenses.

Unknown perpetrators robbed several houses of Serb returnees in the village of Grabac, Klina municipality. According to Radio Gorazdevac, thieves intruded the house in which an old Serbian woman is living.

The two remaining old women in the village, were also targets of thieves. Thieves entered the house of 88 years old Ilinka Nesic around midnight. They did not take away anything, but the old women suffered great fear. The case is reported to the police, and it conducted an investigation.