Macedonia bomb near party office damages vehicles

SKOPJE (MACEDONIA), Feb 24: Macedonian police say a bomb has exploded near the main opposition party’s office in a western district of the capital, Skopje. No one was injured, but five vehicles were damaged.

“An unidentified device exploded yesterday afternoon on the street in Skopje’s district of Karpos, near the offices of a company and the Social-democratic Alliance party,” police spokesman Ivo Kotevski told The Associated Press, adding that a few cars were damaged in the blast.

Social-democrat spokesman Petar Silegov told the news site Nova the bomb exploded in front of their local office in which there were about 30 members of the party’s youth wing. “No one was injured, five vehicles were damaged,” he said.

Police are investigating the incident and are working to identify the motives for the attack. (AGENCIES)