Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Belgrade on Sunday (December 22) to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party, whom they blame for a railway station roof collapse last month that killed 15 people.
The concrete awning of the recently renovated roof of Novi Sad station caved in on Nov. 1, killing 14 and injuring three. One of the injured later died.
Opposition leaders and the public have taken to the streets repeatedly, blaming the accident on shoddy construction resulting from government corruption and nepotism.
The ruling coalition denies those charges, and Vucic has said those responsible must be held to account.
The protesters on Sunday evening switched on the lights of their mobile phones and stood in silence for 15 minutes to commemorate the victims.
Serbian news agency Tanjug quoted the internal affairs ministry as saying the crowd in Belgrade was up to 29,000 strong.
[Source: Reuters]
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