Kosovo indicts 45 on terrorism charges over 2023 attack

Kosovo announced the indictment of 45 suspects on terrorism charges on Wednesday, almost a year after ethnic Serb gunmen stormed a north Kosovo village and battled police in a shootout that left four people dead including a police officer.

The incident, the worst violence in the restive area since the western Balkan republic declared independence from Serbia in 2008, aggravated tensions between Pristina and Belgrade.

“There is strong evidence that all 45 suspects have committed criminal offences related with terrorism, criminal offences against constitutional order, financing of terrorism and money laundering,” Blerim Isufaj, chief prosecutor of the Special Prosecution of Kosovo, told a press conference.

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