Kosovo arrests eight linked to canal explosion as tensions with Serbia rise

Kosovo’s Interior minister Xhelal Svecla said on Saturday that police had arrested eight people after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled a “terrorist act” by neighboring Serbia.

Police raided 10 locations, confiscating more than 200 military uniforms, six shoulder-fired rocket launchers, long weapons, pistols and ammunition, he added.

Police said most of the people arrested belong local Serb organization Civilna Zastita (Civil Protection), which the government in Kosovo has declared as a terrorist organization.

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