Kosovo police discover M80 rocket launcher near Serbia border

Kosovo police discover M80 rocket launcher near Serbia border

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The Kosovo Police, during patrolling in the border area with Serbia, have come across a 64mm caliber M80 rocket launcher, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

The news was confirmed by the police spokesman for the Mitrovica region in the north, Veton Elshani, who announced that initially the law enforcement authorities had come across a nylon bag and later noticed that it was a rocket launcher.

"While the police were on patrol in the border area of Zubin Potok near the village of Klecka regarding information about alternative routes for smuggling goods, they came across a black nylon bag in which there could be something suspicious. After the regional forensics arrived at the scene, we noticed that there was an M80 rocket launcher of 64mm caliber", Elshani emphasizes.

According to Elshan, so far, there are no suspects or arrests, but the area where the vehicle was found is very close to the border with Serbia.

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