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Created
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08STATE17895
2008-02-22 02:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
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UNCLAS STATE 017895
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
SUBJECT: MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
REPORT NO. 12
RIOTERS ATTACK EMBASSY BELGRADE
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UNCLAS STATE 017895
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
SUBJECT: MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
REPORT NO. 12
RIOTERS ATTACK EMBASSY BELGRADE
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1. (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached
Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear
gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set
fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section.
While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy
personnel were inside during the breach. Local police
secured the Embassy compound and perimeter 2030 local
time, and the RSO is currently conducting a damage
assessment. Embassy Belgrade reports no injuries to
U.S. personnel or local staff. One burned body has been
found in the Embassy compound. The Embassy believes the
victim was a protestor. (Kosovo MG/Embassy Belgrade
telcon)
UK, GERMAN, ITALIAN, AND OTHER EMBASSIES ALSO ATTACKED
-------------- --------------
2. (SBU) Media report rioters also targeted the
Turkish, Albanian, Croatian, and Slovenian embassies.
(Reuters)
FEW INQUIRIES REGARDING AMCIT SAFETY
--------------
3. (SBU) CA and EUR report they have received few calls
regarding the safety of Amcits in Serbia. Embassy
Belgrade issued a warden message and the Department
issued a travel alert. (Kosovo MG, Embassy Belgrade
telcon)
ITALY, DENMARK, AND ESTONIA RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
--------------
4. (SBU) Embassy Rome, Embassy Copenhagen, and Embassy
Tallinn report the recognitions came on February 21.
(Kosovo MG/Embassy Copenhagen telcon, Kosovo MG/Embassy
Tallinn e-mail, Reuters)
RIOT ON THE EASTERN BORDER AS NORTHERN POSTS QUIET
-------------- --------------
5. (SBU) Passenger traffic resumed at two border posts
in northern Kosovo following riots on February 19, while
a new demonstration sprung up on the eastern border post
near Podujevo. The Podujevo crossing became the main
crossing for commercial traffic from Serbia following
the riots at the northern gates.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina telcon, MG/U.S. Office
Pristina telcon)
RICE
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
SUBJECT: MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
REPORT NO. 12
RIOTERS ATTACK EMBASSY BELGRADE
--------------
1. (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached
Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear
gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set
fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section.
While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy
personnel were inside during the breach. Local police
secured the Embassy compound and perimeter 2030 local
time, and the RSO is currently conducting a damage
assessment. Embassy Belgrade reports no injuries to
U.S. personnel or local staff. One burned body has been
found in the Embassy compound. The Embassy believes the
victim was a protestor. (Kosovo MG/Embassy Belgrade
telcon)
UK, GERMAN, ITALIAN, AND OTHER EMBASSIES ALSO ATTACKED
-------------- --------------
2. (SBU) Media report rioters also targeted the
Turkish, Albanian, Croatian, and Slovenian embassies.
(Reuters)
FEW INQUIRIES REGARDING AMCIT SAFETY
--------------
3. (SBU) CA and EUR report they have received few calls
regarding the safety of Amcits in Serbia. Embassy
Belgrade issued a warden message and the Department
issued a travel alert. (Kosovo MG, Embassy Belgrade
telcon)
ITALY, DENMARK, AND ESTONIA RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
--------------
4. (SBU) Embassy Rome, Embassy Copenhagen, and Embassy
Tallinn report the recognitions came on February 21.
(Kosovo MG/Embassy Copenhagen telcon, Kosovo MG/Embassy
Tallinn e-mail, Reuters)
RIOT ON THE EASTERN BORDER AS NORTHERN POSTS QUIET
-------------- --------------
5. (SBU) Passenger traffic resumed at two border posts
in northern Kosovo following riots on February 19, while
a new demonstration sprung up on the eastern border post
near Podujevo. The Podujevo crossing became the main
crossing for commercial traffic from Serbia following
the riots at the northern gates.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina telcon, MG/U.S. Office
Pristina telcon)
RICE