A Serb man has been attacked in northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Radio Kontakt Plus reported on Wednesday.

According to Kontakt plus radio, he was attacked by a group of ethnic Albanians, sustaining light injuries.

The Kosovo police said that the incident happened in the ethnically mixed settlement of Bosnjacka Mahala, on Tuesday afternoon. The victim has been injured and has received medical treatment.

Regional police chief Zeljko Bojic told the radio station that several persons had inflicted light injuries to the man, and that the motive for the attack would be known after the investigation completed.

According to him, the attackers are known to the police, and the police was "working on detaining them."