Body Found in U.S. Embassy in Serbia

[unhappycamper]

Body Found in U.S. Embassy in Serbia
Associated Press | February 22, 2008

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials in Serbia say a charred body was found in the American embassy in Belgrade following a riot there Feb. 21 by Serbs angered over U.S. recognition of Kosovo.

The embassy says it found the body in the part of the building protesters set on fire. A spokeswoman says all embassy staffers are accounted for. A Belgrade TV station says the body appears to be that of a rioter.

The United States bluntly warned Serbia against inciting violence after an angry mob protesting the independence of the former Serbian province of Kosovo stormed and set fire to the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on Thursday.

The attack played out live on television screens around the world and the Bush administration reacted with unusual sharpness, denouncing Serb authorities for failing to protect the compound from rioters who torched part of its main office building, causing undetermined damage and the death of the person whose body was later found.

"Our embassy was attacked by thugs," White House press secretary Dana Perino told reporters aboard Air Force One as President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returned from a trip to Africa. "We have made known to the Serbian government our concern and displeasure that their police force did not prevent this incident."


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[NYVet]

1. Bye bye, dumbass...

Note to all future rioters and arsonists.

When the fire is started, please be sure to exit the building.

[Ian David]

2. President Blowmonkey is Winning Hearts and Minds around the world! n/t