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Serbia tensions boil as riot police separate president’s opponents and loyalists

Rival crowds face off in Serbia’s capital as the national mood remains tense a year after a deadly railway station disaster

Associated Press
An anti-government demonstrator gestures in front of riot police near the parliament in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

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 persistent anti-government protests.

Several thousand people faced off on both sides of the police cordons with officers in full gear standing in several rows between the shouting crowds who threw bottles, flares and stun grenades.

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