One migrant killed in knife fight in BiH city

Source: Xinhua    2018-06-16 20:55:33

SARAJEVO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A 24-year-old Moroccan migrant was killed after a knife fight on Friday late night in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) city of Velika Kladusa, some 360 kilometers northwest of the capital.

During the fight, the Moroccan migrant was stabbed with knife around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, after which he was transferred to the local hospital, spokesperson of Internal Ministry of Una Sana Canton (USK) Senzana Galic told local media.

A group of migrants staying in one house engaged in quarreling and physical fight, after which they continued to fight on the street. One migrant used a knife, and injured the Moroccan in the chest area. The death was confirmed in the Velika Kladusa local hospital, Galic explained.

"There are indications of a potential perpetrator, but more details will be known after the investigation," Galic said, adding that the crime committed is qualified as murder.

According to recent information from the USK Ministry, some 350 migrants are residing in Velika Kladusa, while 2,040 migrants were registered to enter the canton, generally passing through and continuing their journey to the border with Croatia and other European Union (EU) member states.

A total of 6,513 illegal migrants have entered BiH since the beginning of this year, the country's security minister Dragan Mektic revealed on June 14.

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One migrant killed in knife fight in BiH city

Source: Xinhua 2018-06-16 20:55:33

SARAJEVO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A 24-year-old Moroccan migrant was killed after a knife fight on Friday late night in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) city of Velika Kladusa, some 360 kilometers northwest of the capital.

During the fight, the Moroccan migrant was stabbed with knife around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, after which he was transferred to the local hospital, spokesperson of Internal Ministry of Una Sana Canton (USK) Senzana Galic told local media.

A group of migrants staying in one house engaged in quarreling and physical fight, after which they continued to fight on the street. One migrant used a knife, and injured the Moroccan in the chest area. The death was confirmed in the Velika Kladusa local hospital, Galic explained.

"There are indications of a potential perpetrator, but more details will be known after the investigation," Galic said, adding that the crime committed is qualified as murder.

According to recent information from the USK Ministry, some 350 migrants are residing in Velika Kladusa, while 2,040 migrants were registered to enter the canton, generally passing through and continuing their journey to the border with Croatia and other European Union (EU) member states.

A total of 6,513 illegal migrants have entered BiH since the beginning of this year, the country's security minister Dragan Mektic revealed on June 14.

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