By Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje Eight people have been arrested in connection with what Kosovo police have classified as a terrorist attack on a water channel in northern Kosovo at the end of last week.

Serbia condemns ‘baseless’ claims made by Kosovo over blast at canal supplying country’s two major power plants.

Shortly after the incident, Pristina labelled the blast as a “terrorist attack,” accusing neighbouring Serbia for orchestrating it

Kosovo's Interior minister Xhelal Svecla said on Saturday that police had arrested eight people after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled a "terrorist act" by neighbouring Serbia.

Kosovo’s prime minister said an explosion late Friday night at a key water canal was a “terrorist act” and accused groups aligned with Serbia of having been behind it.

Eight people have been arrested after a powerful explosion in Kosovo damaged a canal, temporarily stopping power and water supplies to the country's cities. Prime Minister Albin Kurti blamed Friday's blast in Vrage, 37 miles (60km) north of capital Pristina, on groups supported by Serbia.

The blast occurred on Friday near the town of Zubin Potok in the country's troubled north, damaging a canal supplying water to cooling systems at two power plants that generate most of Kosovo's electricity.

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Saturday that police had made arrests after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled a "terrorist act" by neighbouring Serbia.