For their part, many Kosovo Albanians took the view that (as indicated by Martinović's early confession) he had accidentally inflicted the wound on himself and tried to cover it up by blaming it on Albanians, enabling Serbian nationalists to exploit it to provoke anti-Albanian feelings.
Banyak orang Albania Kosovo mengambil pandangan bahwa (seperti pengakuan awal Martinović) ia sengaja melukai dirinya dan mencoba menutup-nutupinya dengan menyalahkan orang Albania, sehingga kaum nasionalis Serbia bisa mengeksploitasinya untuk menciptakan sentimen anti-Albania.