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US Mission Reopens in Belgrade

Posted Feb 27, 08 12:56 PM CST in US,  World 

(Newser) – Workers were still cleaning up damage from last week’s violent demonstrations when the US embassy in Belgrade reopened today, Reuters reports. Protesters set fire to and ransacked the building last Thursday to protest the US’ support of Kosovo in the province's declaration of independence. Now, though the building still bears scars, it is once again open for business.

But things aren’t quite back to normal. The embassy won’t be giving out visas yet because the visa section was basically destroyed, and won’t reopen until standard security measures are back in place. The US has also warned Americans against traveling to Serbia, and non-essential embassy staff and family members have been sent to neighboring Croatia indefinitely.

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People walk past riot police officers, left, standing guard in front of the American embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. The embassy reopened today, still damaged from the fires set by...   (Associated Press)
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