UNMIK officials have officially announced that the mission was increasing security due to unspecific but serious threats against its personnel and property. Stress-levels have been rising on the lead up to tomorrow's Flag Day mass protests in the streets of Pristina by the Self-Determination group and a recent spate of threats and tampering of UN vehicles (slashing tires or removing lug nuts).
The Self-Determination group seems to have recruited young men of high-school age to plaster posters calling for the protests. I drove past a couple groups that were hanging up posters around and they couldn't have been old enough to shave (maybe around 15-16 years-old). From speaking to many of my local friends, they don't think there will be a very large turn-out as most of the population doesn't agree with the group's tactics. There seemed to be popular support in the beginning but as I've seen, each protest seems to be with fewer and fewer people. In fact the group seems to be losing quite a bit of respect lately and last week their headquarters was raided and Kurti was arrested for failing to show up in court to answer for previous civil disturbance charges
