Kosovo worked to shore up water and power supplies on Saturday and stepped up security at strategic sites after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled a “terrorist act” by neighbouring Serbia.
Serbia’s foreign minister Marko Djuric denied what he said were “baseless allegations” about Belgrade’s involvement in an X post on Saturday.
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