Two police officers were nearly lynched by a mob in Struga on Monday afternoon. Local police has downplayed the incident, issuing just a vague press report, saying that three men aged 29 to 38 were arrested for obstructing police officials from carrying out their duties.

Eyewitnesses say that the two police officers were set upon by a dozen men, who were punching them and knocked them to the ground. One of the officers was able to radio for back-up which prompted the mob to stop its attack. Otherwise, the two could have easily ended up with serious injuries or worse, witnesses say. None of the citizens who happened to be walking down the road at the edge of the city dared intervene during the incident.