To commemorate the 21st anniversary of the death of ten army members near the village of Karpalak, a delegation led by the Army’s Chief of General Staff Lieutenant Colonel General Vasko Gjurchinovski and State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense Dragan Nikolikj will lay flowers at the memorial near Karpalak at 9 am, transmits MIA.
At 1 pm, the Army and Ministry of Defense representatives will lay flowers at the Karpalak complex in the center of Prilep. On August 8, 2001, an Army convoy was ambushed near the village of Karpalak.
Ten soldiers, all army reservists, including Sasho Kitanoski, Nane Naumoski, Branko Sekuloski, Marko Despotoski, Erdovan Shabanoski, Ljube Grujoski, Darko Veljanoski, Vebi Rushitoski, Goran Minoski and Pece Sekuloski, were killed in the incident.
