Embassy: There is not a single Palestinian migrant wandering the streets of Sarajevo

)Patria) - The Embassy of Palestine in Bosnia and Herzegovina denied the news that a Palestinian migrant was arrested for attempting to murder another migrant.

"The Embassy of Palestine wishes to confirm that the migrant who was arrested is not a Palestinian citizen, which he admitted during the investigation and in court. The Embassy emphasizes that there is not a single Palestinian migrant wandering the streets of Sarajevo, and that publishing such news harms the Palestinian people and the Embassy of the State of Palestine. Therefore, the Embassy hopes that all media will adhere to accuracy and objectivity, and rely on confirming the citizenship of any suspect before publishing their citizenship.

The Embassy emphasizes its readiness to cooperate with the judicial and security bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina to confirm or deny the citizenship of any suspect if there is suspicion that they are Palestinian. Therefore, the Embassy hopes that the security and judicial bodies will adhere to accuracy in this area," they stated.

Otherwise, the media reported that police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton arrested a man identified as B. J. (30) from Palestine due to grounds for suspicion that he committed attempted murder. On April 16, in Adema Buće street, Novi Grad Sarajevo municipality, he inflicted life-threatening injuries on a man identified as A. A. from Morocco.