Kosovo blames Serbia for the water canal explosion

According to Isna, following an explosion in a canal in Kosovo that supplies water to the country’s 2 main power plants, the Prime Minister of Kosovo accused Serbia of carrying out a “terrorist attack”.

According to Al-Jariza News network, this incident happened on Friday in the north of Kosovo, about 16 kilometers from the border of Serbia, and disrupted the flow of water needed for the cooling systems of 2 power plants that supply most of the electricity needed in this country.

After the explosion, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Korti blamed Serbia without providing sufficient evidence and described the alleged attack as “a terrorist act” carried out by “professionals” in “groups” under the command of the Serbian government. Today (Saturday), while visiting the scene of the accident, Kurti announced that the police have arrested several people in connection with the explosion.

“Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also denied these accusations today, describing Kurti’s statements as “irresponsible” and “baseless” and said: “Such baseless claims are made with the aim of tarnishing Serbia’s reputation and undermining efforts to promote peace and stability in the region. “

On the other hand, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, by publishing a message on X social network (former Twitter), hypothesized that the Kosovo government may have been behind the explosion and called for an international investigation in this regard.

Images published by local media show that water is leaking under high pressure from the wall of the canal, which reaches the capital from the predominantly Serbian areas of northern Kosovo and supplies drinking water to some areas in addition to cooling power plants.

Kosovo is a former province of Serbia that declared independence from Serbia in 2008 after a guerrilla uprising and NATO intervention in 1999. However, Serbia has not recognized this independence and has been accused by Kosovo of arming and supporting Serbian fighters.

Belgrade, on the other hand, accuses Kosovo of escalating tensions by failing to implement a 10-year EU-brokered deal under which Serbs in the northern part of the country should have autonomy.

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