Serbs rally against Kosovo independence

Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Belgrade on the 21 February 2008 to insist that Kosovo remains part of Serbia, despite rapid recognition of the ethnic Albanian-dominated breakaway state by the US and leading European Union members following the declaration of Independence by Kosovo on the 17 February 2008

Deutsche Welle, 21.2.08: Amid Renewed Kosovo Violence, EU Says Balkans Under Control http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3141889,00.html

BBC News, 21.2.08: Angry Serbs plan Kosovo protest http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7256158.stm

ESO: Background information: Kosovo declares independence, February 2008 http://www.europeansources.info/record/making-of-a-new-state-in-the-balkans-kosovo/

Russia Today, 21.2.08: U.S. embassy damaged by protesters in Belgrade http://rt.com/news/

Council of the European Union: Press Release: S067/08: Summary of remarks by Javier Solana ... after his meetings with President Fatmir SEJDIU and Prime Minister Hashim THAÇI in Pristina, 20 February 2008 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/discours/98832.pdf

Council of the European Union: Press Release, S073/08: Javier Solana ... appeals for calm and restraint following violent incidents in Belgrade http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/declarations/98851.pdf

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