Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, announced that on July 5, 2025, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo was the target of a bomb threat, which security institutions have classified as a hybrid attack originating from Serbia.
According to Minister Sveçla, the threat was made from a phone number registered in Serbia, specifically under the telecom company MTS, and the user has been identified as Lazar Živković, a Serbian citizen.
“Relevant security institutions treated this hybrid attack against Kosovo’s institutions with the highest priority. It has been confirmed that the threat originated from Serbia. The phone number used is registered in Serbia and belongs to the telecom provider MTS. The number’s user is, or was, the Serbian citizen Lazar Živković,” Sveçla wrote.
Initial investigations revealed that several profiles linked to this number used the image of war criminal Ratko Mladić, connecting the case to extremist and anti-Kosovo circles.
The acting minister emphasized that Kosovo’s institutions are treating the case with high priority and will seek international support to arrest and bring to justice those responsible for the threat.
“Attackers and those issuing threats from within Serbia, regardless of the Serbian state’s support, will not escape responsibility,” Sveçla declared.
Separately, the Kosovo Police also confirmed yesterday that the bomb threat call to the Assembly building came from a suspected Serbian number.
“Investigations are ongoing in full coordination with the competent prosecution office and international security partners, aiming to localize the threat’s origin and identify the communication tools and networks used,” the police statement read.
Meanwhile, Arben Loshi, deputy to the Secretary General of the Assembly, stated that the threat was made by someone speaking in English.
“According to the report, evacuation was requested because someone called in English and said that a bomb had been placed in the building and it would detonate within 10 minutes,” he said.