00:00Hundreds of riot police were deployed on Sunday as anti-government protesters clashed with loyalists of Serbia's president Aleksandr Vucic outside the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade.
00:13Tensions soared a day after tens of thousands of people joined a huge rally in the northern city of Novi Sad that marked the first anniversary of a train station disaster there which killed 16 people.
00:25The disaster triggered a youth-led movement demanding political changes which has challenged Vucic's grip on power.
00:33The protesters gathered in support of the mother of one of the Novi Sad station tragedy victims who said she was launching a hunger strike near a tent camp outside the parliament building which has been occupied by Vucic's loyalists since March.
00:47She said she was seeking accountability for the death of her son and the 15 other victims.
00:52She has also demanded that all detained protesters be released and that Vucic schedule an early parliamentary election as sought by the university students at the forefront of the demonstrations.
01:05Both police and Vucic on Sunday accused anti-government protesters of attacking his supporters' camp.
01:11Protesters said most incidents were caused from within the camp.
01:14Protesters said a lot where
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