BIRN is reporting that the the St.Tsar Lazar Guard I mentioned here is on its way to visit Kosovo tomorrow.
26 06 2007 Pristina _ The Kosovo police have taken pre-emptive measures to stop trouble from occurring in the event of a visit by the so-called Guard of Tsar Lazar.
The newly formed hardline Serbian nationalist group has proclaimed its readiness to keep Kosovo Serbian if necessary by fighting.
The Guard has announced a forthcoming visit on 28 June, the anniversary of the Kosovo Battle of 1389, to Gazimestan, near Pristina, the site of the battle.
On Sunday, the Kosovo Police Service, KPS, arrested several persons in northern town of Vushtrri / Vucitrn, for delivering flyers put out by a militant group, the Albanian National Army, AKSH, warning of reprisals.
“The AKSH is here, we will wait for you with bullets,” the AKSH message in the flyers read.
This could very, very easily turn ugly. Prince Lazar was the Serbian monarch who faced the Ottoman Turkish army outside Kosovo on June 28th, 1389. The Serbian forces were crushed, and it became the most memorable battle in Serbian history.
This is a highly provocative move, especially given the status of negotiations before the UNSC. Please be praying that cool heads prevail tomorrow.
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