Serbia: Anti-NATO protest held on 20th anniv. of NATO bombing

Serbian men hold a poster with pictures of victims of the 1999 NATO air campaign against Serbia and Montenegro, on March 24, 2019 in the town of Nis. Serbia marks on March 24, 2019 the 20th anniversary since NATO launched an air war to stop the crackdown on independence-seeking Kosovo by the regime of strongman Slobodan Milosevic. (AFP)

Hundreds of people gathered for an anti-NATO protest in Belgrade on Sunday, as the country marked the 20th anniversary of the NATO-led bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999.

Serbian women hold candles during a remembrance ceremony to mark the twentieth anniversary of the 1999 NATO air campaign against Serbia and Montenegro on March 22, 2019 in the town of Nis. (AFP)

The demonstrators held banners with slogans such as "Never in NATO," "NATO, get out of here" and "Stop NATO fascism." They were seen signing a petition calling on the government to remove a NATO office from Belgrade.

After rallying outside the General Staff building, which was partly destroyed during the 1999 NATO bombing campaign, the protesters held a march through the city.


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