Milosevic's Son Booted From China

B E I J I N G, Oct. 9 -- The reviled son of deposedYugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was turned back atBeijing’s airport today after arriving on a flight fromMoscow, an official with Russian airline Aeroflot said.

Marko Milosevic arrived from the Russian capital thismorning on an Aeroflot flight holding a diplomatic passport butboarded a flight back to Moscow about two hours later due to“visa problems,” the official said.

He had talked his way through Moscow immigration afterarriving there from Belgrade without a visa with the help ofhis uncle Borislav, the Yugoslav ambassador, the Yugoslav Betanews agency reported on Sunday.

“He’s already gone back to Russia,” said the Aeroflotofficial, who declined to be identified.

It was not clear why Marko Milosevic, a macho playboy withan extensive business empire, came to Beijing, where theCommunist government has been a staunch supporter of hisfather.