Serbs are rioting again over the secession of Kosovo, and attacking the US consulate in Banja Luka: Bosnian Serb protesters try to attack U.S. mission.

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters tried to attack the United States consulate in Bosnia’s Serb Republic on Tuesday, smashing shops in the city centre after they were pushed away by riot police.

About 10,000 people protested in the region’s capital Banja Luka in a largely peaceful march against the secession of Kosovo from Serbia. The Albanian-majority breakaway province declared independence on February 17 with Western backing.

But despite a heavy police presence, the protest turned violent when several hundred set off towards the U.S. consulate, throwing stones and firecrackers at the building.

They also smashed the windows of Croat-owned shops in the centre of town. Three people were injured, including two police officers, the emergency services said.