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Body Found After Embassy Riot

Protesters upset over Kosovo set fire to US mission in Belgrade

By Erin Mendell, Newser User

Posted Feb 21, 2008 5:25 PM CST

(Newser) – Serb protesters angry about Kosovo independence set the US embassy in Belgrade on fire today, and at least one charred body has been found, the Los Angeles Times reports. The victim apparently is a protester because all US personnel have been accounted for. The fire,... Read full story »

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