29 July 2013

This afternoon, EULEX mounted an operation, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, to examine a car suspected of being associated with an attempted multiple murder in Mitrovice/a last year. The car represented potential evidence for that case. In the course of the operation to confiscate the car as potential evidence, the car owner and one other person were present. One person produced a weapon and attempted to flee the scene.

We underline that this action was taken as part of a criminal investigation against individuals, on very serious charges, not against any ethnic group.