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Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Kosovo War
1998–1999 armed conflict in Kosovo
The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It was fought between the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian separatist militia known as the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
NATO
Intergovernmental military alliance
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United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
1999 bombing of a diplomatic mission
On May 7, 1999, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, five U.S. Joint Direct Attack Munition guided bombs hit the People's Republic of China embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, killing three Chinese journalists and outraging the Chinese public. According to the U.S. government, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Belgrade
Capital and largest city of Serbia
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. According to the 2022 census, the population of Belgrade city proper stands at 1,197,114, its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)