Stopping irresponsible nationalistic sentiments from poisoning bilateral relations

By Alba Cela   On October 28 the village of Bularat in Dropull, a southern region with a significant Greek minority was preparing to hold its annual remembrance day for the fallen of the Greek-Italian war. A young man from this minority, potentially with mental health issues which remain to be confirmed, suddenly attacked the police units that had come to accompany the event in a routine way. He shot at them with an automatic rifle and then escaped away. The reasons are unclear. He might have misinterpreted the situation and believed the police was there to remove some Greek…