Eastern Slavonia - Serbs Stone US Ambassador

(21 Mar 1996) T/I: 11:08:22


An angry and embittered group of Croatian Serb refugees shouted abuse and stoned the motorcade of Madeleine Albright, US Ambassador to the UN, during her tour of the war-shattered town of Vukovar in Eastern Slavonia on Thursday afternoon (21/3). The US envoy flew in on Thursday morning into Erdut, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith, and the UNTAES administrator Jacques Paul Klein. But as Ambassador Albright visited the local marketplace in Vukovar, she was forced to cut short her round as she was mobbed by a crowd of Croatian Serb refugees shouting "bitch" and "fascist".

SHOWS:

EASTERN SLAVONIA 21/3
ERDUT
Madeleine Albright arriving in Erdut for meeeting with local Serb
officials
Albright accepting offers of bread, plum brandy and flowers
according to Serb custom
inside Erdut town hall, Albright accompanied by US Ambassador
Galbraith and administrator of UNTAES Jacques Paul Klein
Albright speaking

VUKOVAR
Albright arrives in Vukovar
Angry mob gathering and shouting "Croats are over on the other side", crowd "booing"
Albraight saying: "Let's get out of here, this is not nice." walking about Vukovar, again
stones being thrown at Albright's motorcade
angry locals stones being thrown at Albright's motorcade
locals shouting: "my brother died for Vukovar", "fascist",
jeering and mob scenes
motorcade stopping en route to village Ilok in Eastern Slavonia
Albright and her delegation inspecting damage
observing broken windows of two cars
police, UN soldiers Albright standing by on the road
Galbraith asking journalists if they are all right and if anyone
was left behind
close-up shots of damaged cars and car

ILOK
Croatian refugees gathered in front of Ilok church
Albright greeting Croat refugees and entering church
statement by Albright after coming out from the church, in English:
saying it didn't surpise her that those who supported the destruction of Vukovar might not like her
Albright motorcade leaves to jeering

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