Koha Ditore reports on the front page that the barricade on the main bridge over the Iber/Ibar River was removed only temporarily. Serbs replaced it with another barricade which they called the Peace Park. Throughout this action, Kosovo Police elite units only served as spectators. Municipal and central authorities all rushed to claim credit for the removal of the barricade, but when another one was built, all remained silent. Zeri reports that only three hours after Mitrovica Mayor Agim Bahtiri claimed the “medal” for the removal of the barricade, northern Serbs reacted by placing concrete pots and planting firs and flowers at the site of the barricade. Mitrovica North Mayor Goran Rakic called on Bahtiri to do the same on the southern part of the bridge. Tribuna quotes Rakic as saying that the building of the Peace Park was done in coordination with Belgrade and said the bridge would be open only for pedestrians and not vehicles. Botapress quotes Bahtiri as saying that he spoke on the phone with Rakic, and agreed that the two should convey messages of peace and stability to the citizens. “We agreed to meet on Thursday and talk about reducing tensions. We also agreed to turn to the economic development of the city on both sides of the river”, said Bahtiri. He said he is hopeful that the Mitrovica bridge will again be open to all traffic.