Wrote: Festim Rizanaj
According to an article published on April 3 The Serbian-language daily "Politika.rs", with the headline "Kurti's secret operation in front of the post office in Zvecan", claims that the bomb attack on the post office in Zvecan was part of an operation organized by the institutions of Pristina, with the help of a European intelligence service. According to the media outlet, this act aimed to create an artificial crisis in northern Kosovo and was not accidental, as it coincided with the visit to Pristina of the British Foreign Minister, David Lammy.
The article also states that everything that has happened to Serbs in the region in recent months is part of a "scenario coordinated by a single hand", which, according to the media outlet, controls events for political purposes. Another example is the placement of explosives in the Ibër-Lepenc canal, for which Pristina had accused the Serbs, while Politika.rs claims that this was also a similar staging.
What's wrong with this claim?
However, this article provides no concrete facts or evidence to support these claims, and remains within the framework of a conspiratorial and unfounded narrative.
What is known about the attack on the Kosovo Post Office in Zvecan?
The Kosovo Post office in the municipality of Zveçan was targeted by an M-75 hand grenade attack at midnight on Tuesday (April 1). One of the grenades exploded at the moment of the attack, while the other was later neutralized in a controlled manner by Kosovo Police units. There were no injuries from this incident, while only material damage was reported. (here)
In a Facebook postKosovo Police said that one or several unknown persons threw hand grenades and that the anti-terror unit is "working intensively to discover the perpetrators of this explosion."
The State Prosecutor's Office has been notified of the case, which has been instructed to initiate the case as "causing general danger".
The Deputy Director of Police for the northern region, Veton Elshani, has stated that authorities are intensively investigating the grenade attack in Zvecan, but there is still no detailed information about the perpetrators. “I cannot provide details about the persons or group responsible for throwing the grenades, as this matter is still in the investigation phase, but I can confirm that we are treating it with full seriousness.” (here)
The Kosovo Post branch in Zveçan opened on March 27, the same day it opened in Zubin Potok – both municipalities in northern Kosovo inhabited by a Serb majority.
Last year (2024), attacks with explosive devices were carried out against two objects in Zveçan: Police station and the Municipality building.
In northern Kosovo, tensions have increased, especially after the implementation of the license plate decision began, leading to an increase in attacks on institutions and the closure of many parallel Serbian structures. As a result of the ongoing tensions, related to the efforts of the Kosovo Government to extend sovereignty to this part, a number of parallel institutions, including post offices and tax offices, have been closed in the four Serb-majority municipalities.
Explosion in the Iber-Lepenc canal
Serbian daily Politika.rs has compared the attack on the Kosovo Post in Zveçan to the one on the Ibër-Lepenc canal, suggesting that this was also a similar staging.
However, Politika.rs does not present any facts or credible evidence to support these accusations, remaining in a conspiratorial and unfounded narrative.
On the evening of 29 November 2024, an explosion in the Ibër-Lepenc canal in Zubin Potok caused extensive damage to infrastructure, affecting the water supply and the Obiliq power plant. The Kosovo government called it a terrorist attack, linking it to Serbia, and arrested 8 suspects, linked to the organization Civilna Zashtita. International reactions included condemnation and calls for a full investigation. (here)
Analyze:
In an article published on April 3 by Politika.rs, titled "Kurti's secret operation in front of the post office in Zvecan", it is alleged that the bomb attack on the post office in Zvecan was part of an operation organized by Pristina institutions, with support from a European intelligence service.
The newspaper also mentions the placement of explosives in the Ibër-Lepenc canal, describing it as a similar staging, without providing any credible evidence and remaining in a conspiratorial narrative.
Meanwhile, the Kosovo Police announced that one or several unknown persons threw hand grenades, and the anti-terror unit is working intensively to identify the perpetrators, while the State Prosecution has been notified and has initiated investigations for "causing general danger."
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info considers this claim to be a "conspiracy theory".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are considered to be informational content that contains a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event or person, presenting it as part or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). The characteristic of these contents is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any reliable evidence.