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Church in southern Serbia desecrated
12 September 2007 | 16:42 | Source: Beta
*BUJANOVAC -- An Orthodox church in the village of Veliki Trnovac near 
Bujanovac has been vandalized for the second time this year.

* “We arrived to find chaos inside and outside the church. It has 
happened on several occasions over the past 6-7 years,” said Nenad Tasić 
from Bujanovac on Monday, having erected an iron door in a bid to secure 
the premises.

“I am appalled by what I’ve seen in the churchyard and on the walls of a 
church that dates back to 14th century,” he said.

Tasić described the scene: “Doors had been battered down, electrical 
lines pulled out, and the electricity meter stolen. The chandelier had 
been torn down, and we also found ash residue from a bonfire in the 
church hall.”.

According to him, there were even traces of faeces inside.

Priests visit the church in Veliko Trnovo several times a year, since 
there have been no Serbs in the village since 1960.

The village belongs to the Bujanovac municipality and has 8,000 
residents, all ethnic Albanians.

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