Two young ethnic Albanians with Serbian citizenship were assaulted in Novi Sad, one of whom was seriously injured and his life is in danger, ‘Matica Albanaca Srbije’ from Novi Sad announced yesterday. The news was also confirmed today by the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic who strongly condemned the attack emphasizing that all citizens of Serbia must be equally protected.
„Nineteen year old G.B. and C.M. were assaulted during the night between Saturday and Sunday, at a taxi station by an unidentified four people group due to no obvious reason, but for talking to each other in Albanian,“ The Association of Albanians in Serbia’s statement reads.
C.M. sustained serious injuries – a skull fracture and cranial bleeding. He underwent surgery at the Clinical Center of Vojvodina and he is still in a critical condition.
The other young man also sustained serious injuries, but his life is not in danger.
Police are intensively searching for the attackers, the Association confirmed.
The President of the Association of Albanians, Demo Berisha expressed his gratitude to the emergency services of the Novi Sad Health Center and the Clinical Center of Vojvodina and appealed to the competent authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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