A patrol of the EU mission in Kosovo is attacked with a stun grenade

MADRID, 11 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

A patrol of the EU police and judicial mission in Kosovo (EULEX) was attacked on Saturday night with a stun grenade in the surroundings of the town of Rudare, an event that resulted in no casualties or material damage, in the middle of the rise in tensions in the area.

"We confirm that a stun grenade was thrown last night on December 10 against a EULEX reconnaissance patrol near Rudare. No officer of the EULEX Police unit was injured and no material damage was reported," he said. The mission.

Thus, he stressed that "this attack, like the attacks against Kosovo Police officers, are unacceptable." "We strongly condemn the violent acts perpetrated by armed individuals in northern Kosovo, including those perpetrated against the international community," she added.

"EULEX will continue to work with determination to support the stability of Kosovo, within the framework of its mandate, and to contribute to the security of its population in all communities. We call on those responsible to avoid further provocative actions and we call on the Kosovo institutions to bring those responsible to justice," he concluded.

The event has been condemned by the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, who has stressed that "the EU will not tolerate attacks against EULEX or the use of violent and criminal acts in the north (of Kosovo )".

"Barricades must be removed immediately by Kosovo Serb groups. Calm must be restored. EULEX will continue to coordinate with the Kosovo authorities and the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR). All actors must avoid escalation," he said. reviewed.

For her part, NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu has "firmly" condemned the incident and said that this type of attack "is unacceptable." "Those responsible must be held accountable," she has stated, while stressing that KFOR "remains extremely vigilant and fully capable of carrying out its mandate, given by the United Nations."

"We ask all parties to avoid provocative actions and rhetoric and to contribute to calm and stability," he said, after several nights of violent incidents and the erection of barricades by the Kosovar Serb population in the area.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Saturday that he will ask NATO to deploy the Serbian Army and Police in Kosovo, an unprecedented request since the end of the Kosovo war more than 20 years ago, which came hours after the announcement about the postponement of local elections in the Serb-majority areas of northern Kosovo and the erection of Kosovar Serb barricades that have led to the intervention of the Kosovar Police on the border.