Off-duty Kosovo soldier suspected of wounding two local Serbs

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) line up during the 'Defender Europe 21' military exercise, in village Deve near Gjakova, Kosovo May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Laura Hasani

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo police arrested an off-duty soldier suspected of shooting and wounding two young Serbs near the ski resort town of Shterpce on Friday, a case likely to further inflame relations between local Serbs and the government in Pristina.

Police said both victims, aged 11 and 21, were taken to hospital and their injuries were not life threatening. Police said the suspect was 33 years old.