Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said police prevented a "coordinated terror attack" after an armed group battled officers in northern Macedonia on May 9, the VOA (Voice of America) website reports today (May 11, 2015).
The fighting in the city of Kumanovo -- an Albanian ethnic area -- left 22 people dead, including eight police officers and 14 gunmen. Thirty-seven policemen were wounded.
President Ivanov told a meeting of the Macedonian national security council yesterday that the gunmen were trying to cause chaos and fear, and that the lives of civilians were at risk.
"The perpetrators of this terrorist act and all those involved will pay dearly for what they tried to do to the Republic of Macedonia and its citizens. I want to clearly point out that we will not allow escalation of tensions," Ivanov said.
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