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Kosovo Serb died at U.S. embassy
23 February 2008 | 15:34 | Source: B92, Tanjug
BELGRADE -- Zoran Vujovic, 21, has been identified as the victim in
Thursday's fire at the U.S. embassy in Belgrade.
Vujovic, whose family now resides in Novi Sad, was a Kosovo Serb, forced out
of the province when he was 12 years old. His identity was determined
through DNA analysis, a spokesman for a district court in Belgrade said.
The exact cause and circumstances of his death were not given, according to
agencies' reports. Vujovic's charred body was recovered from the embassy,
vandalized and set on fire Thursday, after several hundred rioters attacked
the building, while a mass peaceful rally was ongoing in Belgrade.
The post mortem, conducted at the military clinic VMA, took 12 hours Friday.
But the identity could not be confirmed, since even the bones of the
victim's arms and legs were completely burned, reports say.
He was first identified by his father, Milan Vujovic, who recognized some of
the personal belongings that were recovered, including his son's gold chain.
The DNA analysis later confirmed this.
His parents reported Vujovic missing late Thursday. On Friday, the victim's
father was looking for his son in MUP detention facilities, thinking that he
may have been detained during the unrest.
The Vujovic family were expelled from Caglavica, near Priština, in July
1999.
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