This is only a part of the overall clearing effort done here in Kosovo. Our engineers have cleared 159 schools over the last few weeks in order the make sure that children can return to their classrooms and start their academic year without undue delays. You will continue to see them at work all over Kososo, risking their lives to make this province a more secure place to live. KFOR wishes to remind the population that most mine casualties occur in the vicinity of known and well-marked minefields. Pay attention to warning posts and posters even if you know that others have survived while crossing a minefield.
Mines are an indiscriminate threat.
They strike without mercy, weather you are young or old, whether you belong to one ethnic group or another. The number of violent incidents Kosovo-wide remains low, which is encouraging. Both ethnic-based and criminal violence continue to decrease gradually. The patrol found two bodies already decomposed. An investigation is ongoing.