Police provide details of the bomb threat posed to the Judiciary Council

Police have said that at the Kosovo Judiciary Council's accession office, three phone calls have been accepted by one person, who has been put in place with the explosive vehicle.

Police say they have after this warning made the site secure and evacuated personnel.

After inspecting the site of the event, police say nothing has been found in any of the buildings that have been unearthed.

The bombers have not yet been arrested, while police say the investigation is continuing.

Police's full response:

Today, at 24.5.2019 around 10:30, three (3) phone calls have been accepted at the Kosovo Judicial Council's accession office. A male person who has walked in with the deployment of explosive tools in the direction of justice institutions, specifically the Kosovo Judicial Council and the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, has been notified.

Kosovo police have taken all operational and investigative actions by making the site secure, making evacuation of personnel, reporting specialised units, including the unit of explosive matter and reporting competent prosecution. Both buildings, the Judiciary Council building and the Special Prosecutor's Building of the Republic of Kosovo have been searched.

Of all the operational and investigative actions Kosovo Police have undertaken, it has not resulted in finding any suspected means, and around 1500 the site of the event has been cleared and the route to the circulation of pedestrians and vehicles.

As for identifying the suspected person who has carried out the explosive vehicle row, Kosovo police are working intensively on identifying the person and subscribers whose telephone number has been carried out.

In addition, Kosovo Police in close co-operation with the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo is taking all necessary actions aimed at identifying the suspected person/persons and proceeding with justice bodies.