Serbia sentences men for Banjska attack

A court in Serbia has handed down sentences to three men for their involvement in the September 2023 armed clash in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo. Milan Tolić and Dejan Spasojević were sentenced to life imprisonment, while Vladimir Maksimović received a 30-year prison term. The incident, which involved a group of Serb gunmen clashing with Kosovo police, resulted in the death of a Kosovo Albanian police officer and three attackers. The sentencing concludes a significant legal case related to the violence that heightened tensions in the region.