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[global times comprehensive report] according to the serbian new yugoslavia news agency, on the 8th local time, serbia's ambassador to spain, irena sarac, was attacked by a man on the streets of madrid. the embassy has reported the case to the spanish police.

serbian ambassador to spain irena sarac file photo source: foreign media

citing eyewitnesses at the scene, nantong news agency said that on the afternoon of the 8th, on the street where sarac lived in the center of madrid, a young man approached sarac who was on the phone in serbian and asked her if she was from serbia. the man then kicked sarac in the back and ran away. several witnesses tried to catch the attacker but failed. nantong news agency said that sarac is in good condition except for a back injury. witnesses said that based on the attacker's accent and remarks, they suspected he was albanian.

serbian foreign minister marko djuric issued a statement on social media on the 9th, strongly condemning the attack on the ambassador and demanding a full investigation into the matter. "i strongly condemn the insidious physical attack on our ambassador irena sarac in the center of madrid. such violence is unacceptable. we demand that the authorities conduct a full investigation into this outrageous incident and the violence against our highest diplomatic representative and hold the attackers accountable."

serbian national television quoted former serbian diplomat zoran milivojevic on the 9th as saying that if it is proven that the attacker is of albanian nationality, then "this is a reflection of what is happening in kosovo and metohija." milivojevic said that the radical policy of using force to achieve political goals currently being implemented in kosovo and metohija not only incites hatred against serbs, but also promotes violence, terror and separatism. (ding hong)