Kosov Police banned the Serbs to celebrate the Holy Trinity in the village of Petric near Klina, reported Serbian media based in Kosovo.

KIM radio reported that Kosovo police did not allow lithium for the Serbs who gathered in the village Petric.

Resident of the village, said that about 30 Serbs gathered for the lithium to celebrate the holiday of the village, where they used to live once.

Аn incident occurred on Wednesday near the village of Zac, in the Klina municipality, when a group of local Albanians intercepted the vehicle of a local Serbian Orthodox priest Fr. Stevan Marković who was returning with his family from a service at the Pec Patriarchate Monastery – the Diocese of Raska-Prizren stated in a press release. This incident is the latest reported in a series of attacks on local Serbs and their property this week.

Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric requested from KFOR, following yesterday’s attack against Serb returnees in Petric, to ensure a safe environment for the Serbs in Kosovo, and international organizations to regain the rule of law there, Serbian media reported.

Djuric added, the violence that erupted yesterday in the village of Petric, when several Serbs were injured, one of them seriously, is obviously organized, systematic, and aims at intimidating and expeling remaining Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian media reported.

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott estimates the incident in Petric further highlights the need to work on an agreement on a comprehensive normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, which, as he believes, must be ensured the security of Serbs in Kosovo.

Serb arrested yesterday in the village of Petric, near Klina was released last night, Chairperson of Provisional Council, Bozidar Sarkovic confirmed to Serbian media.

L.B. (53) was detained following claims of several Albanians that he has provoked them. Pristina based media outlet Koha, referring to Kosovo police, earlier reported that L.B. was arrested for the alleged massacre in the village in 1999.

Sarkovic told Serbian media there are unofficial information.

One man was injured and another arrested when Kosovo Albanians in the village of Klina protested against Serbs displaced in the aftermath of the 1999 conflict who returned to visit the local church.

Kosovo’s Minister for Returns and Communities, Dalibor Jevtic, condemned the incident on Monday which saw one person injured when ethnic Albanian residents of Klina blocked a road in protest against the visiting Serbs.

“This is unacceptable, and to this and similar incidents we must stand in the way,” Jevtic said.

Three Serbs were injured in the village of Petric, after they were attacked by Albanian population, Serbian media reported.

According to Serbian media, group of Albanians, previously dispersed by the Kosovo Police gathered again and surrounded displaced Serbs who managed to reach the Church of Holly Trinity in the village, although Albanians blocked the road during the morning.

Following a ceremonial part, an attack occurred, targeting those who were in the yard and around the church.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric in the strongest terms condemned violence against Serbs intending to mark Christian holiday of the Holly Trinity in the village of Petric, near Klina, KIM Radio reported.

Djuric added he expects from “provisional institutions in Pristina and international organization to enable rights to freedom of movement and practicing religion to the Serbian pilgrims.”