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.

A returnee Komatovic family with two underage children was the target of an armed attack in the village of Zac, in Istok municipality, RTK 2 reported.

Village representative, Nebojsa Drljevic told the media since their return to the village in 2010, returnees are being constantly targets of attacks.

It is high time to stop those terrorizing returnees in the municipality of Istok since beginning of this year. I urge the Kosovo police to protect the Serbs in returns sites in Istok municipality, while robberies and attacks against returnees must stop immediately, Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic said yesterday, Serbian media reported.

Huge quantity of haystacks was set on fire last night, owned by Milorad Dubic in the village of Suvi Lukavac in Istok municipality, RTK2 reported today.

Police and firefighters responded to the scene, but did not manage to preserve the haystacks.

This is the second incident in the last couple of days, in which haystacks prepared for cattle, over the winter time, are set on fire in the returns’ sites in Klina and Istok municipalities.

Milorad Dubic came back to his place of origin, Suvi Lukavac in 2003, along with fifteen Serb families.