Today Is The Anniversary Of The 1999 NATO Bombing Of The Chinese Embassy In Belgrade

On May 7, 1999, during the NATO bombing ofYugoslavia (Operation Allied Force), five US Joint Direct Attack Munition guided bombs hit the People's Republic of China Embassy in the Belgrade district of New Belgrade killing three Chinese journalists and outraging the Chinese public. According to the U.S. government, the intention had been to bomb the nearby Yugoslav Federal Directorate for Supply and Procurement. President Bill Clinton later apologized for the bombing, stating it was accidental.(CIA) director George Tenet testified before a congressional committee that the bombing was the only one in the campaign organized and directed by his agency, and that the CIA had identified the wrong coordinates for a Yugoslav military target on the same street.The Chinese government issued a statement on the day of the bombing, stating that it was a "barbarian act".
NATO bombing of an embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgrade
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The Embassy Building in 2009, demolished in 2011. In 1999, the embassy was damaged by NATO.
Location
Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates
44.8250•N 20.4190•E
Date
May 7, 1999
Target
Disputed
Attack type
Aerial bombing
Deaths
3 Chinese journalists
Injured
27
Perpetrators

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