Bosnia's Embassy in Moscow receives threatening letter

Mar 5, 2008, 13:24 GMT

Sarajevo - Bosnia-Herzegovina's Embassy in Moscow received a letter with a number of insults and threats to the security of the country's diplomatic mission in the Russian Federation, Bosnia- Herzegovina's Foreign Ministry confirmed Wednesday in Sarajevo.

'You Muslim pigs. You are considered as persona non grata on the territory of the Russian Federation,' said the letter.

The Bosnian Ambassador to Moscow, Enver Halilovic, informed the ministry and Bosnia's state presidency that the letter also threatened the execution of Bosnian citizens in Russia because of the latest developments in Kosovo, although there is no direct link between Bosnia and the former Serbian province which recently declared independence.

'Your Embassy will be destroyed by the end of 2008,' said the letter which finished with 'Good luck and hail Hitler.' The letter was also said to be marked with the Nazi swastika.

The letter was regularly addressed and contained the name of the sender, which was not revealed.

Bosnia's Foreign Ministry instructed Halilovic to immediately send a diplomatic note to the Russian authorities and request protection for Bosnia-Herzegovina's Embassy in Moscow and for Bosnian citizens in Russia in accordance with the Vienna Convention.

The Russian authorities would also be asked to investigate.