"Hundreds of riot police separated opponents and loyalists of Serbia's autocratic president, Aleksandar Vucic, in central Belgrade on Sunday as political tensions boiled after a year of anti-government protests. Several thousand people faced off on both sides of the police cordons, with officers in riot gear standing in rows between shouting crowds who threw bottles and flares at each other."
"Tensions in Belgrade soared a day after tens of thousands of people joined a huge rally in the northern city of Novi Sad which marked the first anniversary of a train station disaster there that killed 16 people and triggered a youth-led movement demanding political changes, challenging Vucic's firm grip on power. Anti-government protesters in Belgrade gathered in support of Dijana Hrka, the mother of Stefan Hrka, one of the victims in the station tragedy."
Hundreds of riot police separated opponents and loyalists of President Aleksandar Vucic in central Belgrade as several thousand people faced off, throwing bottles and flares. Tensions followed a huge Novi Sad rally marking the first anniversary of a train station collapse that killed 16 people and sparked a youth-led movement demanding political change. Protesters blame corruption and nepotism in renovation work for negligence and the canopy collapse. Dijana Hrka, mother of a victim, launched a hunger strike, demanded accountability, the release of detained protesters, and an early parliamentary election. Loyalists have maintained a tent camp outside parliament since March, and protests spread to Novi Sad and other towns.
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