PRISHTINA, May 29 /ATA/ – NATO strongly condemned the unprovoked attacks against KFOR troops in northern Kosovo, which have led to a number of them being injured.
NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said in a statement that such attacks are totally unacceptable. Violence must stop immediately.
“We call on all sides to refrain from actions that further inflame tensions, and to engage in dialogue. KFOR will take all necessary actions to maintain a safe and secure environment, and continue to act impartially, in accordance with its mandate under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 1999,” Lungescu said.
KFOR announced that around 25 troops of the NATO-led international peacekeeping force were injured after they were attacked by Serbian protesters in the northern Kosovo municipality of Zveçan.
KFOR mission said that some 25 of its troops were injured while containing the demonstrations in the municipality of Zveçan.
“Several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian KFOR contingent were the subject of unprovoked attacks and sustained trauma wounds with fractures and burns due to the explosion of incendiary devices,” KFOR said.
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