Serbian Clinic in Staro Gracko Vandalized, Office for Kosovo Blames Rhetoric
Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- A window was broken and damage was caused to a Serbian medical clinic in the village of Staro Gracko overnight.
- The damage was discovered by staff arriving for work in the morning.
- The Kosovo Office stated that Serbs in the area are fearful and called for serious attention to such incidents, linking them to anti-Serbian rhetoric and inadequate international response.
A Serbian medical clinic in the village of Staro Gracko was vandalized overnight, with a window broken and material damage inflicted, according to the Office for Kosovo and Metohija. Staff arriving for their morning shift discovered the damage, including scattered glass and the object used in the attack.
The shattered glass and the object used to carry out the attack were discovered by the nurse and the security guard this morning upon arriving at work.
The office stated that the clinic provides essential healthcare services for dozens of Serbian families remaining in the enclave. They emphasized the clinic's significance in offering primary health care to the local population.
Serbs in this place are justifiably scared and concerned for their safety, and every incident against them must be treated with the utmost seriousness.
Expressing concern for the safety of the Serb residents, the Office for Kosovo and Metohija called for every incident targeting them to be treated with the utmost seriousness. They suggested that such acts are preceded by anti-Serbian rhetoric from Pristina's authorities, a lack of punishment for perpetrators of previous incidents, and an insufficient response from the international community, which they claim does not view these attacks on Serbs and their institutions with due diligence.
Such incidents are undoubtedly preceded by the anti-Serbian rhetoric of the Pristina regime, the impunity of those responsible for previous incidents, and the inadequate reaction of the international community, which does not view such attacks on Serbs and their institutions with due diligence.
Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.