8 Arrested After Blast Disrupts Kosovo Water and Power Supplies

8 Arrested After Blast Disrupts Kosovo Water and Power Supplies
Kosovo Police officers patrol in the streets of Mitrovica, which is ethnically split between Serbs in the north and Albanians in the south, on Nov. 30, 2024. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images
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PRISTINA, Kosovo—A powerful explosion damaged a water canal and temporarily cut water and power supplies to Kosovo’s cities, the prime minister said Saturday, blaming groups supported by Serbia. At least eight people were arrested.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the blast on Friday in Vrage, 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of capital Pristina, disrupted the supply of water to some cities and major power plants. It followed two other explosions in previous days on buildings of a police station and local authorities in the same area in the north of the country, mostly populated by the ethnic Serb minority.