In northern Kosovo, native Serbs’ vehicles have been set on hearth by unknowns, reportedly over the difficulty of Kosovar license plates Thursday.
The autos, in accordance with a press release, previously had Serbian license plates, however the assault occurred after they have been re-registered with Kosovo license plates, which is a present dispute between the 2 international locations.
“Two cars were set on fire in the country’s north on March 30, and three more vehicles after midnight on March 31 with RKS license plates belonging to the victims of the Serbian community. Police teams were on the location right away to take action with authorized police units.”
Authorities additionally said that that they had opened an inquiry and can provide locals safety.
In November, Kosovo and Serbia got here to an settlement to defuse tensions over license plates for the Republic of Kosovo, a contentious problem for some residents, notably ethnic Serbs residing in northern Kosovo near the Serbian border. According to estimates made by authorities, Serbia handed illicit license plates to about 10,000 cars in northern Kosovo.
Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia 15 years in the past, and nearly all of U.N. members, together with the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Türkiye, did so. Nonetheless, Serbia nonetheless views it as its personal territory.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
