UNMIK/PR/947
PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today said that the bombing of the railway bridge in Zvecan municipality on 12 April was “an act of terrorism and not an ordinary crime. This is what the whole world is trying to combat.”
Mr. Steiner was speaking to journalists at the site of the railway bridge near Banjska in Zvecan municipality that he visited today. The bridge was severely damaged in the explosion on the night of 12 April. Two men suspected to be behind this incident also died in the explosion.
Strongly condemning the incident, SRSG Michael Steiner said “such terrorist acts are directed against the entire population of Kosovo. I expect every political leader in Kosovo to join me in the condemnation of this act.”
He announced that UNMIK police and KFOR would increase their presence in the area and on the bridges connecting Kosovo and Serbia. He said UNMIK police had established a special task force to investigate this crime.
The Police Commissioner Stefan Feller, who accompanied the SRSG on his trip, said investigations were ongoing and three persons had been detained in connection with these investigations.
Mr. Feller also condemned the act and said that the “international police and the KPS will work together to find the perpetrators.”