Information Service of MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE SERBS KILLED NEAR
PODUJEVO GRACANICA - His Grace Artemy, the Bishop of Raska-Prizren, served the memorial service for the Serbs killed in the terrorist attack of the Kosovo Albanians on the convoy of Serbian buses at a place Livadice near Podujevo. Bishop Artemy served together with the clergymen of the Diocese of Raska-Prizren in the churchyard of the Gracanica Monastery on Saturday, February 16.
- Had the committers of this terrorist attack been found and brought to justice, that would have surely been a great comfort to the Serbs in Kosovo - said Bishop Artemy in his speech after the memorial service, and added that he "expects the day would come when the Serbs would be able to breathe freely, to move and live on their ancient hearths". Besides several thousands citizens, there were also Mr Nebojsa Covic - Vice-President of the Serbian Government and the leader of the Coordination Centre for Kosovo/Metochia established by he Federal and Republic Governments; members of Parliament of Kosovo/Metochia - representatives of the Serbian coalition "Return"; and Mr Momcilo Trajkovic - President of the Serbian Movement of Resistance. After the memorial service, the gathered citizens started walking from the Monastery to the centre of Gracanica, thus showing protest since the international community has not provided security to the Serbs in Kosovo/Metochia up to now. The representatives of the Serb national community in Kosovo and Metochia put flowers on the spot where 11 Serbs were killed and more than 30 wounded in a mined bus of "Nis Express", at the village Livadice near Podujevo, a year ago, on February 16, 2001. |
