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Destruction of churches and church property on Kosovo in days of March Pogrom (March 17-19 2004)
Magnitude of destruction field is coloured according to the gravity of destruction:
attempted attacks and/or lightly stoned burned, but structurally not very damaged burned, with no roof, standing walls desecrated ruins, visible traces rubbles, razed to the ground, no or very little visible traces
The church which was was only looted now
is completely destroyed with only its floor remaining. Several tombs were opened
and the bones of the deceased scattered.
Tomb of St. Ioanichius of Devic opened and desecrated. Fire was burned in the tomb of the Saint.
St. John the Baptist
Pec
Church
burned
Most Holy Mother of God
Pec, Belo Polje
Church
burned, desecrated inside
St. John the Baptist
Pec, Pecka Banja
Church
burned
St. Uros the Emperor
Urosevac
Church
14th c.
hand granades, burned
UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 17 - 3 hand grenades thrown at Serbian Orthodox church - church set on fire, at least 19 KFOR soldiers and policemen wounded defending the church, destroyed city cemetery; UNMIK/KFOR Report March 18 - 1,500 K-Albanians rampage - burn Orthodox Church & up to 5 K-Serb houses in townK-Albanian crowd attempts to set Orthodox Church on fire in K-Serb village of Talinovce Church was set to fire - 5 K-Albanian males arrested
UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 18 - Rioters attack Old Orthodox Church in Taslixhe - the church burned to the ground with the parish home and all church archives
UNMIK/KFOR Report - March 18: Molotov cocktails thrown into perimeter of KFOR-guarded Orthodox Church in South Mitrovica. Church & several neighboring houses set on fire.
UNMIK/KFOR Report - March 18 Orthodox Church set on fire. Czech officer confirmed that coffins were dug up and bones of dead scattered.
St. Peter and Paul
Istok
Church
explosions
Church in Baja
Istok, Baja
Church
explosions
Church in Vitina
Vitina
Church
granades, burned
(according to UNMIK/KFOR Report: 4 K-Serbian houses set on fire & Orthodox Church badly damaged)
Decani
Monastery
1327-1335
attacked by mortar
Monastery was attacked by 6 mortar grenades on March 17, around 22.00. No damage was made to the holy site (confirmed by KFOR and monks of the monastery)