News

Call Number
350-1-1:656/2

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:656/2
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #656 / No. 2
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000656
Date of air
1999-05-08
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Serbian
Duration
30 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Beta TC: 01:34:55-02:06:51
- NATO bomb destroys Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
- Statements on the Chinese embassy bombing by: Kofi Annaan, NATO Spokesman Jamie Shea, NATO Secretary-General Xavier Solana, Italian Prime Minister Massimo Dallema (sp), French officials, Indian Foreign Minister Singh (sp), Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (sp), and the Byelorussian Parliament.
- Reports assessing bombing damages on: downtown Belgrade and government buildings, the destruction of the Hotel "Jugoslavia," "Sveti Sava" hospital, Belgrade University's College of Dramatic Arts, Nis, Jagodina, Bogutovac, and Kragujevac, Paracin, Nova Pazova and Kupusina.
- 3rd army commander Major General Nebojsa Pavkovic visits Pristina corps.
- NATO officials admit to the massacre in Nis, where a bomb fell on to a residential area killing civilians.
- Russian Minister Sergej Shoigu (sp) visits Belgrade.
- Announcer reads: body of Fehmi Agani, close associate of Ibrahim Rugova, found near Lipljan; Yugoslav air defense shoots down NATO spy plane in Vranje vicinity; bombs destroy electrical supply station in Belgrade; announcement of upcoming protests in Western Europe, Serbian Democratic Party Statement, and statements by the Serbian Radical Party and Montenegrin Parliament President Svetozar Marovic.
- Protests in Berlin (Germany), and London (England).
- Yugoslav Leftist Party (JUL) meets with Czech and Italian communist party representatives.
- Yugoslav Patriotic Union meets.
- Serbian Journalist Association sends condolences regarding Chinese embassy bombing.

Context

Associated Names
Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS) (Producer)