28 September 2006

UNMIK confirms Vasic family house dynamited

Radio Television Serbia, Belgrade, Wednesday, September 13, 2006 17:38

UNMIK has confirmed that the house of the Vasic family in the village of Stupelj near Klina was dynamited two nights ago.

Unknown perpetrators also attempted to set fire to a second Vasic house but were unsuccessful, said UNMIK police spokesman Thomas Lee (sp?) at a press conference in Pristina. Lee said that international police and the Kosovo Police Service have begun an investigation into the incident but that right from the start they have been confronted with "the neighbors' silence" which makes the investigation more difficult, he said. Lee added that this incident must not imperil the good relations between Albanians and Serbs in Klina municipality.

UNMIK spokeswoman Miriam Desable (sp?) said that UNMIK deputy chief Steven Schook is in Klina municipality following the dynamiting of the Vasic family house where he would speak with representatives of the local administration regarding problems that are hindering Serb returns.