(ANSA-AFP) - NOVI SAD, NOV 5 - Several thousand people
protested Tuesday evening in the northern Serbian city of Novi
Sad, gathering in front of a train station where a roof
collapsed last week, killing 14 people. The deadly accident
struck last week just months after the station finished a
years-long renovation. It sparked outrage in Serbia where people
have taken to the streets and social media demanding the
resignation of government officials for what they allege is weak
oversight on construction and development projects. Construction
Minister Goran Vesic resigned earlier Tuesday, saying he made
the move "as a responsible man who wants to show by personal
example that in today's Serbia there is moral responsibility due
to the terrible tragedy". The minister said on X he was quitting
with a "clear conscience". On Tuesday, a minute of silence for
the victims, who include two children, was held as the protest
started. Three people, aged between 18 and 24, were seriously
injured in the accident, and they were still in critical
condition on Tuesday. "You are guilty!" one of the organisers
told the authorities, speaking from an improvised stage. Many
held banners that read: "Crime", with their hands painted red.
The protesters chanted: "Prison, prison!" and "Arrest the
criminals". (ANSA-AFP).
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