Serbs Attack Another US Diplomatic Facility Over Kosovo

The Serbs are once again showing themselves unworthy of support. Even if you agree that the US gave them a bum rap in supporting independence for Kosovo, rioting and torching US diplomatic facilities isn't the way to make friends and influence people, unless you want to influence them and make them enemies.

That's precisely what the Serbs are doing right now. They've attemped to attack the US consulate in Banja Luka:

Hundreds of protesters tried to attack the United States consulate in Bosnia’s Serb Republic on Tuesday, smashing shops in the city centre after they were pushed away by riot police.

About 10,000 people protested in the region’s capital Banja Luka in a largely peaceful march against the secession of Kosovo from Serbia. The Albanian-majority breakaway province declared independence on February 17 with Western backing.

But despite a heavy police presence, the protest turned violent when several hundred set off towards the U.S. consulate, throwing stones and firecrackers at the building.

They also smashed the windows of Croat-owned shops in the centre of town. Three people were injured, including two police officers, the emergency services said.

The photo was taken by Milan Radulovic of AFP and carried on Getty Images.