NATO statement on Kosovo: we are ready to intervene

Following yesterday afternoon’s armed attack in Kosovo, which resulted in the death of a police officer, KFOR made a statement on the occasion of NATO Peace Day. KFOR stated that the situation is being closely monitored and said: “KFOR troops are ready in the region to intervene if necessary.”

Kosovo police officer Afrim Bunjaku lost his life as a result of an armed attack in the Izveçan region of northern Kosovo. In his statement on the attack, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said: “These armed and organized professional forces commit murder and violence in the north in unmarked armored vehicles. “Let me reiterate that these terrorist attacks are not carried out by ordinary Kosovo Serb citizens, but by troops supported by the Serbian state,” he said.

Kosovo police announced that two of the attackers were captured and detained and that three attackers were neutralized.

In the KFOR statement, the multinational day of peace established under the leadership of NATO, “KFOR continues to closely monitor the situation. The KFOR Commander is in close and constant contact with all international stakeholders, including the EU, the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces and the institutions in Kosovo. He is working hard to find a solution. “The NATO-led KFOR mission strongly condemns the attack on the Kosovo police and expresses its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives.” (DHA)