Kosovo Serb protest over vandalized church

The crowd gathered in front of the local police station in the northern majority-Serb town facing a cordon of local police officers.

The focus of the protest was a prayer service in the town church with some in the crowd carrying icons of saints. The protesters said that the church in a nearby village was vandalized, claiming that it was done by members of the Kosovo special police.

A statement issued by organizers said that they are even more revolted by attempts to take over two more churches in the Zubin Potok municipality

Orthodox Christianity is a major part of Serbian national identity, especially among in Kosovo where a large number of Serbian Orthodox Church shrines and monasteries are located, some dating back to early Christianity.