Subsequent reports of the drowning of three Albanian boys, who had allegedly been chased by a group of Serbs into the Ibar River, sparked riots in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica.
Posle toga, izveštaji da je grupa Srba navodno jurila tri albanska dečaka koja su se potom utopila u reci Ibar, izazvali su nerede u etnički podeljenom gradu Mitrovici.