February 26
Serbia's National Security Council met to discuss how police had failed to stop the mob from attacking the embassy on the 21st. Later on the 26st, about 10,000 protested in Banja Luka; a small group of them later approached the U.S. embassy branch office, damaging shopfronts and stoning police who blocked their path. Eventually, they were dispersed by tear gas. The United States raised its travel alert for Serbia to a travel warning. Protests continued in Mitrovica where students staged a mock football (soccer) game in which one team represented Serbia and the other team states which have recognized Kosovo. Zoran Vujović, the protestor who died during the attack on the U.S. embassy, was buried in Novi Sad on February 26. Several thousand people attended the funeral.
Read more about this topic: Kosovo Is Serbia Protest 2008
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