Macedonian government is deeply concerned about the events in Lerin (Florina) area, northern Greece.
This is the initial reaction of the Macedonian government after the news reports on clashes between Macedonian local residents in Lerin and Greek special police forces.

One person was injured and four other were detained following the late Monday's incident in Florina, where locals tried to thwart a military exercise of Greek army near the village of Zabrdeni, A1 TV said.

Even though the local residents reached an agreement with the Greek troops, asking them not to destroy the arable land, not to use armored vehicles and not to conduct live-fire exercise, the Greek authorities had dispatched a new contingent of troops, backed up by police, at the same area.

A1 TV said Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski today will notify Brussels on the latest development of events in northern Greece.

Meanwhile, Macedonian Ministry of Interior took preventive measures, authorizing security upgrades in front of Greek embassy in Skopje.

Macedonian Journalists Detained

Greek special police detained A1 journalists Goran Momirovski and Gorazd Comovski, as well as Nova Makedonija journalist Meri Jordanovska. They were detained in the Lerin region. There is no information why or how long they were/are being held.