15 Kosovo Albanians believed to have drowned on Serbia-Hungary border
Some 15 Kosovo Albanians are believed to have drowned while trying to illegally cross the Tisa River, separating Serbia and Hungary.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, October 22, 2009
Pristina officials have confirmed to reporters that the tragedy took place between October 14 and 16.
According to Hungarian television station TV-2, one man and two children survived when a boat carrying 18 or 19 people sank.
Pristina newspaper Express reported that one man, a Kosovo Albanian, was arrested following the incident. According to Serbian broadcaster RTS the arrested man said he had only managed to save his two children and that his wife had died.
The Tisa River separates Subotica in Serbia and Sezget in Hungary.
Serbian and Hungarian police are working to establish the identities and the exact number of illegal immigrants killed.
