Masked Men, A Border Strip, And A Missing Citizen
Kosovo police report masked men crossed at zero point, wounded and abducted a Serb citizen, then drove him to Nis, ambulance, notifying KFOR and prosecutors.
The road that threads north from Leposavic is narrow and pale under early winter light. On 1 November, Kosovo police say1, several masked men crossed into the Republic of Kosovo at a point locals call zero point and seized a man identified only by his initials, M V. In a statement carried first by the Kosovo portal Kallxo2 and then formalised on 3 November, the police said the man, a citizen of the Republic of Kosovo of Serb nationality, was wounded and abducted within Kosovo territory and taken by ambulance towards the Serbian city of Nis. The police said they had informed KFOR, which is responsible for the border belt. Investigators opened a case with the Basic Prosecution Office in Mitrovica and began interviewing witnesses.
The first official lines were cautious, and the phrasing mattered. Kosovo police said it was suspected the incident occurred on the Kosovo side of the line, inside an area known as zero point near Leposavic. They added that witnesses reported several masked person…
