FYR Macedonia: Skopje pays tribute to officers killed in Kumanovo clashes
- 9 years ago
People from a range of ethnic groups have gathered in Skopje to remember the eight police officers killed in clashes in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
Aleksander Donev lives in the capital:
“We are here with our Albanian friends and those from other ethnic communities, and we are all united, together,” he said. “That is what we want to show and to fight for the freedom and democracy that we deserve.”
As calm was restored to the Divo Naselje area of Kumanovo town, FYROM’s interior ministry released a video purporting to show some of the arrests made during the clashes.
Fourteen suspected ethnic Albanian militants died in the clashes in the northern town. A further 30 people have been detained on terrorism-related charges.
Over half of those detained are from Kosovo, the government claims, although the reason for the attack is unclear.
Zoran Zaev, the opposition Social Democrat leader, says he suspects authorities of stirring up unrest to draw attention away
Aleksander Donev lives in the capital:
“We are here with our Albanian friends and those from other ethnic communities, and we are all united, together,” he said. “That is what we want to show and to fight for the freedom and democracy that we deserve.”
As calm was restored to the Divo Naselje area of Kumanovo town, FYROM’s interior ministry released a video purporting to show some of the arrests made during the clashes.
Fourteen suspected ethnic Albanian militants died in the clashes in the northern town. A further 30 people have been detained on terrorism-related charges.
Over half of those detained are from Kosovo, the government claims, although the reason for the attack is unclear.
Zoran Zaev, the opposition Social Democrat leader, says he suspects authorities of stirring up unrest to draw attention away