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Destroyed And Desecrated Serbian Orthodox Churches In Kosovo And Metohia (1999-2000) |
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11. ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, in Slovinje near Lipljan
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The Church of St Nicholas, in the village of Slovinje near Lipljan, was built in the 16th century, pulled down in the 19th century and reconstructed in 1996.
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The church and the parish house before destruction -- interior of the church |
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The scenes of destruction |
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After the deployment of the British KFOR troops the church was vandalized in June 1999 by Albanian extremists. On 17th July 1999, using explosive, the extremists completely destroyed the shrine.
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