Thousands mark Serbia State Day with Anticorruption Protest | Protest news

Thousands of Serbians have blocked the main boulevard of the central city of Kragujevak, the last in a series of protests guided by students Last November a deadly collapse On the roof of the station.

The increasing pressure applied by the movement led by the university is already forced the resignation of several high -ranking employeesIncluding Prime Minister Milos Vuchevich, in late January.

The crowds gathered in the city center at the beginning of the Serbian holiday, calling for more accountability and reforms of the government.

Protesters filled the streets well on Saturday afternoon, waving flags, marked with bloody footprints of the hands – the logo of the protests.

The Kragujevac blockade is the third city demonstration after Belgrade and Novi Sad a few weeks ago.

The collapse of the roof of the station in Novi Sad in November last year, which killed 15 people, followed extensive repairs to the building in the northern city.

Death nourishes long -standing anger because of corruption and reporting requests.

At 10:52 GMT, the time of the tragedy, protesters monitor 15 minutes of silence to honor the victims.

The blockade was planned to continue last midnight, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the Serbian Constitution in 1835, making it one of the most progressive in Europe at the time.

President Alexandar Vucic, at a rally in the northern city of Sremska Mitrovica, told thousands of supporters that the country had been attacked outside, “aided by many who manipulate our children.”

He called on the protesters to join dialogue and listen to him.

“Decide, all your requests have fulfilled, return to your benches,” he said.

The government has already tried to respond to some of the students' requests in an attempt to quell monthly protests.

However, students in Kragujevak continue to call for more transparency.

Before the rally, hundreds of students from Novi Sad, Belgrade and the southern town of NIS organized a four -day March, which approached Friday night in the center of Kragujevak.