In the 2004 unrest in Kosovo, which broke out on 17 March, ethnic Albanians started attacking the Serb settlement in Prizren, including the Seminary. Reportedly, no UNMIK, Kosovo Police or KFOR were present there at the time to defend the facility. The mob set the seminary on fire, with people inside, and beat several elderly people. One man reportedly died of his injuries. The German KFOR's failure or refusal to mobilize to protect the Serbs was a main security failures of the 2004 unrest. The UNMIK in Prizren stated that 56 Serb homes and 5 historical churches that were burnt down could have been prevented by KFOR mobilization.