NATO calls for investigation into Kumanovo violence in FYR Macedonia
- 9 years ago
NATO has called for a ‘transparent investigation’ after the weekend’s fatal battles in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), between security forces and what the government said was a Kosovan-led terrorist group.
More than 20 people were killed and several homes were reduced to ruins in the clashes, after heavily armed police entered a mainly Albanian neighbourhood in the northern town of Kumanovo.
The government has said its forces wiped out a group of ethnic Albanian “terrorists”.
A Reuters reporter described streets stained with blood, with at least eight houses damaged beyond repair.
Azem Brahimi’s house was one of them, destroyed during two days of fighting.
“My son worked in Switzerland for 20 years to build this house. His car that cost 20-thousand Swiss francs has been completely destroyed. We built this house the way we liked it. And when I saw it was destroyed, the only thing that kept me going is when I saw that my children were alive, the bad thought
More than 20 people were killed and several homes were reduced to ruins in the clashes, after heavily armed police entered a mainly Albanian neighbourhood in the northern town of Kumanovo.
The government has said its forces wiped out a group of ethnic Albanian “terrorists”.
A Reuters reporter described streets stained with blood, with at least eight houses damaged beyond repair.
Azem Brahimi’s house was one of them, destroyed during two days of fighting.
“My son worked in Switzerland for 20 years to build this house. His car that cost 20-thousand Swiss francs has been completely destroyed. We built this house the way we liked it. And when I saw it was destroyed, the only thing that kept me going is when I saw that my children were alive, the bad thought