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A shootout between the Macedonian police and the armed group identifying itself as the NLA erupted. [17] [22] The armed group used automatic rifles, sniper rifles, and grenades against the police, and were said by officials to be well-trained. [23] The Macedonian police suffered 3 dead and 12 were wounded in the morning. [6]
The shootout occurred at 2 am on 11 May when members of a Macedonian special police unit were fired upon by the group after they refused to stop at the request of the police. [3] [4] [5] The armed men were operating a white van, smuggling weapons and explosives to Kosovo. None of the police officers were killed or wounded. [6]
Bit Pazar shooting or Bit Pazar incident took place on 6 November 1992. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At the time, it was an event that weakened the stability of Macedonia and raised the possibility of an outbreak of armed conflict between ethnic Albanians and Macedonians in the country.
Police caught a suspect without incident. According to Macedonia police, no one was injured. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Suspect caught in shooting at Macedonia ...
6 November 1992; Bit Pazar shooting, three Albanian civilians and one Macedonian civilian killed. [1] 15 February 1995: Opening of an illegal Albanian university in Mala Rečica, 1 Albanian civilian was killed in clashes with the police. [1] 9 July 1997; Unrest in Gostivar and Tetovo over use of Albanian flags. [1]
Police in North Macedonia said Saturday they found 77 migrants in the country’s south and arrested seven Pakistanis suspected of human trafficking. The 77 included 52 Syrians, 13 Pakistanis ...
The Police were subject to scrutiny during Albanian riots on 9 July 1997 when protesters collected in the western town of Gostivar. Over 200 were wounded and three killed (two shot, one beaten to death) [12] in a resulting clash with police riot squads, and the Humans Rights Watch investigated allegations of police brutality. [12]
Per Boškovski, the police tried to arrest the rebels, encountered "strong armed resistance" and returned fire. [1] He reported that 30 people were arrested in the police operation. [ 1 ] The Macedonian police found a large quantity of weapons, including 6 assault rifles, 5 grenade launchers, 400 rounds of ammunition, 5 pistols, 3 grenades and ...