POLITICS

Riot police separate rival crowds in Belgrade

Hundreds of riot police in central Belgrade on Sunday kept shouting crowds apart as opponents and loyalists of President Aleksandar Vucic faced off after a year of anti-government protests. Several thousand people hurled bottles, flares and stun grenades across police lines. The unrest followed a huge Novi Sad rally marking one year since a station disaster that killed 16 and sparked a youth-led push for political change. Protesters rallied behind Dijana Hrka, who began a hunger strike, and demanded early elections. Police and Vucic blamed attacks on a loyalist camp; protesters said incidents began inside it.

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