Serbian National Council for Northern Kosovo head Milan Ivanovic later told reporters that the protests were triggered by rumours that ethnic Albanian customs officers "were planning to take over the two border crossings and cut ties with Serbia".
Predsednik Srpskog nacionalnog veća severnog Kosova Milan Ivanović kasnije je izjavio novinarima da su protesti izazvani glasinama da carinici kosovski Albanci "planiraju da preuzmu ta dva granična prelaza i preseku veze sa Srbijom".