Saturday going into Sunday there began a police shootout in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo. It all started when an unmarked vehicle was blocking a bridge in Kosovo. When police arrived the people in the vehicle began firing at police and along with shots, they had grenade and stun guns. The standoff was between the Kosovo police and thirty armed men. Recently there has been many problems with Kosovo. In 2008 Kosovo became independent from Serbia but Serbia doesn’t view them as independent but rather a breakaway state. Even some people in Kosovo see themselves still as part of Serbia not independent. Recently these tensions have been rising due to controversy over the local election which they believe is related to the shootout. As of the most recent update, three gunmen have been killed, two gunmen and four suspects arrested. After this ambush incident there is one police officer dead and another injured. The attackers had logistical equipment and illegal possession of radio communication which makes them believe they could be related to a terrorist group. The attackers also had military uniforms, weapons, and ammunition along with suspected military vehicles. It appears as if the police are beginning to get the situation under control currently.
Source- https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/24/europe/kosovo-shootout-police-officer-dead-intl/index.html
Kamryn Neer
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