Accusations fly after blast hits Kosovo’s key water system – POLITICO

“This is the worst attack on the country’s critical infrastructure since the end of the conflict in the country,” Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla said Saturday night.

According to the police, about 20 kilograms of explosives in a black bag were placed on a section of the aqueduct in Zubin Potok and ignited using a wire detonator.

“This is not a random attack; it was well organized and planned by a professional group… aimed at maximizing damage to Kosovo and its citizens,” Sveçla said.

Eight people were arrested on suspicion of having planned and organized the attack.

Kosovo remains the most volatile area of ​​the Balkans, with tensions rising steadily between the country, which declared independence in 2008, and its northern neighbor, Serbia.

Last September, armed clashes broke out in the same part of the country where Friday’s blast took place. between local gunmen and Kosovo policewith one police officer and three attackers killed.