A 23-year-old Serb, whose initials are N.D., was attacked and seriously wounded late last night in the village of Priluzje in northern Kosovo.

Serbian media based in Kosovo is reporting this, adding that the young Serb was taken to the hospital in northern Mitrovica with stab wounds.

The victim's brother was also injured when he was attacked with pepper spray, the media reported.

Attacker N.D. (an Albanian) was arrested. The motive for the attack is not known now, and the case can not be qualified as interethnic at this point, Kosovo Deputy Police Director for the South Mitrovicë / Mitrovica region, Nusret Mehmeti, confirmed for Kossev.

Deputy Director of the Clinical-Hospital Center Kosovska Mitrovica Dr Zlatan Erak told the broadcaster that the man arrived at around 05.00 am on Thursday, and is currently in intensive care, having suffered serious stab wounds to his chest and back.

According to Erak, the victim was in a stable condition as of Thursday morning.

So far the motive and the perpetrators of the attack are unknown.