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Village Oktisi near Struga has stopped their co-villagers Christians to put foundations for construction of a Church in the village.
The Tensions have started after the call of the local Muslim religious leader for the blessing to be stopped. Fortunately it did not turn violent because of presence of Police and the Special Units.
Tensions in Struga's Oktisi, Muslims believers did not let blessing of Church St. Dimitrija, aldo in the past two days without any problem there were preoperational construction work,
this morning a group of Muslims has completely blocked the roads to the village, stopping the Christian believers to come to the location where the church is supposed to be build.
All around were Muslim and Arabic flags, improper words were shouted witch points us to a religious hatred.
The local Muslim leader has called and the people have gathered here.
What did he say? He sad that we should gather for protest in the Post Office in Oktasi.
This morning people have gathered, they've blocked the road, they don't let us even to go on with the local custom to be completed.
We will not let a Church here, there was never a Church here, never has and never will be.
People are suffering, they were beaten at the time when they started, now they are trying again.
There is no need for Churches, in the middle of a Muslim neighborhood, Church?
As I know the church was there, I have photos where we danced "Oro" there.
Now this Democracy... I will call it: quasi Democracy, if this case doesn't get resolved.
... That... in Church building there are flags for call for a so called Holy War...
Islamic Holy War
That is nonsense!
Arrival of the bishop Timotej has inflamed passions, Police made effort to deal with the incensed mob.
Personally I think that there is an involvement of some "third" side. This people have been manipulated from some radical Muslim structures, this is not typical for Macedonian Muslims.
Not to escalate the situation, in the next couple of days around same table will meet with cold heads: Mayor Sela and the heads of the two religious communities to find a solution.
License for construction of the Church expires at he end of month September and this issue is current for four years.
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