A Serb man was attacked and severely beaten near Gracanica
This is according to Gracanica's health center. This medical institution issued a statement today saying the man was assaulted on the Janjevo-Gracanica road while he was trying to repair his car, which had "Serbian license plates"
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Friday, October 15, 2010
The victim, identified as M.L., told the doctors that three persons approached and cursed him in broken Serbian, and proceeded to beat him saying they did so because of his license plates.
The victim also quoted his assailants as repeatedly saying that he should "remember that Kosovo is an Albanian state".
The victim was left lying on the side of the road. He then unsuccessfully tried to reach the Gracanica health center by phone, but the Telekom Srbija lines in Serb enclaves south of the Ibar River were severed last month by the Kosovo Albanian authorities in Pristina.
The man eventually managed to reach the hospital, where he was diagnosed with serious injuries to his head and body.
Kosovo police, KPS, have been informed about the incident and they investigated the scene, said reports.
