Kosovo: Urgent investigation into how bell disappeared from Orthodox churchtranslated

The bell in Orthodox churches is not just part of the church's property, but a consecrated functional object that calls the faithful to prayer and gathering. However, the faithful from Orahovac and the surrounding area, who gathered for the Divine Liturgy yesterday morning on the occasion of the feast of Holy Sunday celebrated by the church, upon their arrival found that the bell was no longer ringing as unknown persons had removed it.  Specifically, the incident took place in the village of Brniatsa, with the police authorities of Kosovo being informed about the incident, while the case is now in the preliminary investigation stage to find the culprit or culprits of this incident.

The disappearance of the bell on the feast day of the church deeply disturbed the few remaining believers in this area, especially considering that this church, near which there is no Serb population, had already been affected by the violence of March 2004.

For the time being, the Diocese of Raska and Prizreni avoids reaching premature conclusions about the perpetrators and motives, but expects the Kosovo Police...