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Wanna have coffee at Osamas?

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Jul 22, 2006 06:59 PM IST

A cafe named Osama outside the Serbian capital Belgrade has been asked to change its name after diplomats in US embassy opposite the cafe opposed to the name.

A café named Osama outside the Serbian capital Belgrade has been asked to change its name after diplomats in US embassy opposite the café opposed to the name.

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Café owner Milomir Jeftic said the word Osama meant 'secluded' in Serbo-Croat and he named his shop after a local shelter for the homeless.

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But now he has been told to change the name after an official complaint from the US Embassy, reports Fox News.

He said: "I had no intention of offending Americans. It is just a word in Serbian. I admit I have heard of Osama Bin Laden, but until now I was not quite sure who he was".

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