US EditionSerbia's police intervene to end standoff between ruling party supporters and anti-government protesters
Clashes between ruling party supporters and protesters injured dozens and led to nearly 50 arrests amid ongoing anti-corruption demonstrations sparked by a deadly infrastructure collapse, officials said.
- Across Serbia on Wednesday evening, supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party threw flares and firecrackers in Novi Sad, prompting police to intervene and end the standoff.
- Since November, a wave of anti-corruption protests has grown after the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse killed 16 people, sparking nationwide demonstrations.
- In the ensuing clashes, police arrested nearly 50 people nationwide and around 30 injured riot police, while both sides hurled bottles, stones and fireworks at each other.
- Following the clashes, supporters of the ruling party announced further protests for Thursday night, while EU Commissioner Marta Kos described reports of violence as ‘deeply concerning’.
- Amid Serbia’s EU aspirations, the country seeks membership while President Aleksandar Vucic maintains strong ties with Russia and China, risking further authoritarianism without early elections.
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In Serbia, violent protests against President Vucic's leadership occurred the second evening in a row.
For the second evening in a row, there is violence in protests against President Vucic's government, which is criticised as corrupt. At a party seat of the government, slices break.
Serbian protesters are back on the streets as clashes with government
BELGRADE: Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to the streets in Serbia on Thursday after two days of clashes with loyalists of autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic and riot police that left dozens injured or detained. Police fired tear gas in the country’s capital and several other incidents were reported elsewhere. In the northern city of Novi Sad, where the
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