Three police officers and two protestors have been injured during rallies

Three police officers and two protestors were injured during rallies in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, which marked the 10th anniversary of NATO air raids on the former Yugoslavia.

Also a large group of people broke away from a 1,000-strong rally in downtown Belgrade late on Tuesday and clashed with riot police.
This riot was said to be similar to those that followed Kosovo's declaration of independence early last year.

Police arrested 24 people after a TV crew and a McDonald's restaurant were attacked.
NATO's 78-day bombing campaign, which started on March 24, 1999, paved the way for the secession of Kosovo, which until then had been a Serbian province with a majority ethnic Albanian population.

Serbian sources estimate the death toll as the result of NATO air raids at about 3,000 civilians and 1,000 military, while the number of wounded has been put at over 10,000. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch has said that some 500 people died during the raids.

However, Belgrade regards Kosovo’s declaration of independence as an illegal act. Serbia has had strong alliances with Belgrade and does will not recognize Kosovo as an independent state.

Russia was only one state that experienced the rally for Kosovo's independence, New York City also experienced some chaos in a rally for Kosovo's independence.

Check out the videos of the rally's that took place this year for Kosovo.

Rachel Baldino
Team Russia