Thousands set up street blockades in Serbia after arrests of anti-government protesters

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Thousands set up street blockades in Serbia after arrests of anti-government protesters  Anti-government protests started after a renovated rail station canopy collapsed in November, killing 16 people. Many in Serbia blamed the tragedy in the northern city of Novi Sad on corruption-fuelled negligence in state infrastructure projects.    READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/30/thousands-set-up-street-blockades-in-serbia-after-arrests-of-anti-government-protesters  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Thousands of demonstrators set up street blockades in Serbia,

00:05angry over the arrest of anti-government protesters who clashed with police at a rally the day earlier.

00:14Demonstrators set up metal fences and put garbage containers in various locations across Belgrade,

00:20also blocking a key bridge over the Sava River.

00:23In the city of Novi Sad, protesters reportedly pelted the offices of the ruling populist Serbian Progressive Party with eggs.

00:33Protesters demanded that authorities release dozens of other protesters who were jailed for attacking the police

00:40or for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government at a rally on Saturday in Belgrade.

00:45Those at that rally demanded snap parliamentary elections after months of protests spurred by a deadly train station on a collapse.

00:56Many Serbians blamed the collapse on alleged government corruption and negligence in state infrastructure projects,

01:02leading to the recurring mass protests.

01:05projects discussed

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