Police: Bomb alert at Parliament suspected to have come from a number in Serbia

Kosovo police have said that the false bomb alarm at the Kosovo Parliament on Saturday allegedly came from a phone number suspected to be from Serbia.

On Saturday morning, the 42nd attempt by the Assembly to constitute itself was postponed after a bomb alarm. The building was evacuated and after a few hours it was determined that it was a false alarm.

After initial investigations, the Police said that they suspect the alarm came from a number in Serbia.
"Regarding the case of the explosive device threat, which occurred today in the early hours of the morning at the RKS state facility, the Kosovo Police, in cooperation and coordination with security institutions, has continued intensive investigations, with the aim of shedding light on and uncovering the threat. Based on the investigations so far, it is suspected that the threats came through a phone number that is suspected to be from Serbia," the announcement states.

The police have said they will continue their investigations and take measures, including communicating with international security partners, to locate the means and communication networks used in this threat.

During the day, after a three-and-a-half-hour search, the chief prosecutor of the Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina, Zejnullah Gashi, revealed details of the operation. He announced that the bomb threat was made via a phone call from a person with a male voice, who, as he said, had an English accent like that of people from non-Kosovo countries.

"It turned out that the threat was false and so far there is nothing worth mentioning regarding the results from the scene. Of course, the investigations will continue regarding the origin of the threat or rather the phone call made by an anonymous person who had a male voice, in English with an accent that we think at the moment is with an accent of non-Mic countries", emphasized Prosecutor Gashi.

Regarding this call, Gashi said that cybercrime teams have also been engaged and that investigations will continue.

And, the session that was interrupted by the false alarm was held in the evening. The political result remained the same again – failure. The deputies did not elect the speaker of parliament this time either.