Serbians react to roof collapse that killed 14

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Gathered for a night vigil in northern Serbia to mourn the 14 people killed when the roof of a train station collapsed, local residents react to the incident. It happened early on Friday at the main train station in the northern city of Novi Sad. The station had undergone three years of renovation, completed in July. Serbia Railways said in a statement that the collapsed roof had not been part of the renovations.

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00:00This is not only sad news, this is not only a tragedy, we are used to sad news and tragedy.

00:10This is just something that has been holding me for two days.

00:16The loss of so many people, especially these children who are still here today.

00:22I don't know if you can see the silence here.

00:27You just can't say anything.

00:30First of all, I am very sad.

00:34Second, I think that something needs to be done, to change,

00:40so that we can live with dignity, so that the institutions meet their task.

00:47I am so upset, so angry that I just can't explain it to you.

00:55I just couldn't be in any other place than here tonight.

01:04Let's send a message of solidarity,

01:08and share the pain of the families of the victims.

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