Pestovë Ambush
The Pestovë ambush was an attack perpetrated by Special Police Units (Serbia), Serbian Police Units (MUP) to eliminate Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) founder Zahir Pajaziti and his fellow commanders Edmond Hoxha and Hakif Zejnullahu. It resulted in the deaths of all three commanders. Attack On January 31, 1997, Kosovo Liberation Army commander Pajaziti and his assistants Edmond Hoxha and Hakif Zejnulahhu were traveling in the same car together on the highway from Prishtina to Mitrovica. In the village of Pestovë, Yugoslav policemen set up an ambush and opened fire on the car, killing all three. Aftermath and legacy The car in which they were killed in is stored as an artifact in the courtyard of the first KLA military base, in a village of Podujevë. In 2008, the president of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, declared Pajaziti a Hero of Kosovo. He is commemorated by a statue on Mother Teresa Boulevard in Pristina. References

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Pestovë
Pestovë is a village in the municipality of Vushtrri, Kosovo. Description Pestovë is the site of Pestovë Ambush, in which one of the founders and commandant of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Zahir Pajaziti was ambushed together with two of his loyal comrades, Edmond Hoxha and Hakif Zejnullahu. The municipality of Vushtrri, especially the village of Pestovë, is known for cultivating potato. Potato Day was celebrated today in Pestovë which for many years has turned into a traditional holiday and is celebrated on the occasion of the harvest of potatoes and other crops. See also * Pestovë Ambush References

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