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Feb 24, 2008 8:00 am US/Eastern

U.S. To Serbia: Attacks 'Better Not Happen Again'

 CBS News Interactive: About Eastern Europe

 CBS News Interactive: About The Balkans
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ― The U.S. ambassador to Serbia says he's "very angry" over last week's burning of the American Embassy, and warns that "it had better not happen again."

Cameron Munter is demanding that the Serbian government back its condemnation of the violence with action.

A mob stormed the embassy after a rally to protest Kosovo's declaration of independence. One of the rioters died in the fire.

Mobs also attacked the embassies of several other countries that have recognized Kosovo's independence.

Munter is also taking issue with Serbian politicians who have defended the riots as a legitimate form of protest. The ambassador tells The Associated Press that such "incendiary language" will further isolate Serbia.

The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is issuing a similar warning. Delaware Democrat Joe Biden tells ABC's "This Week" that if Serbia doesn't get the violence under control, its chances of joining NATO will be "very much in jeopardy."

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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