KFOR: Contact With Serbian Authorities in Case of Three Kosovo Policemen

Kosovo police said three of its officials were “seized” within Kosovo territory, while in Belgrade they were said to have been arrested by anti-terror units of Serbian gendarmerie within Serbia's territory, in Raska municipality.

“KFOR has not been involved in today's event with regard to three Kosovo police officers and is actually in contact with Serbian authorities to accept official information concerning what happened”, KFOR reportedly.

The event, according to the Kosovo Police, occurred Wednesday afternoon, when police allegedly were kidnapped by Serb forces during a patrol at the country called Tresave/Bare, at the border line in northern Kosovo.

The country's Tresave/Bare is located in the Leposaviqi municipality, within Kosovo's territory.
Police say KFOR has announced the event.

State leaders in Kosovo have condemned the move, which they have described as “the aggression”, calling on the international factor to condemn Serbia and police officials immediately to be released.

Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, said Serbian police arrested three Kosovo police officers 1.8km from the border.

“These people have nothing to look for in the Tresawa-Batnjik area without KFOR's approval, especially with long tita”, Vuciq said on Serbia's Radio Television (RTS).
This event is taking place at a time when tensions in Kosovo's Serb-run north have increased.

Tensions began on May 26th, when young Albanian mayors in the north, under the assistance of the Kosovo Police, entered municipal buildings amid opposition from local Serbs.

Tensions culminated on May 29th, when in Zvecan, Serb protesters clashed with NATO mission members in Kosovo, KFOR. Dozens of people on both sides have been hurt by the clashes. / REL