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Protesters arrive in Serbia’s northern city of Novi Sad ahead of anti-govt protests

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Protesters cheered cyclists and drivers who had come to take part in the demonstration. Photo: Reuters
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Protesters in Serbia's northern city of Novi Sad greeted others who had travelled from the capital Belgrade on Friday ahead of a mass demonstration three months after a deadly collapse at the city's railway station.

Protesters cheered cyclists and drivers who had come to take part in the demonstration against the government of President Aleksandar Vučić. 


"As a country, we must remain resolute and urge the authorities and the state to assume moral responsibility and bring themselves to order", said protester Veljko Ristic. 


Fourteen people died in the collapse at Novi Sad's railway station on November 1, while another later died of their injuries. The protesters say government corruption and poor oversight led to the disaster. 


Protesters, the opposition and rights groups also accuse Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of bribing voters, violence against opponents, stifling media freedoms and ties with organised crime - charges he and the SNS deny. 

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