(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, DEC 23 - Tens of thousands protested
Sunday in Serbia's capital Belgrade to demand that leaders take
responsibility for the collapse of a train station roof that
killed 15 people last month. For over seven weeks, the Serbian
government has been under pressure from nation-wide
demonstrations following the deaths in the northern city of Novi
Sad, with many protesters accusing authorities of corruption and
inadequate oversight. Sunday's protest, which was organized by
university students, started with 15-minutes of silence as
tribute to the 15 victims in the incident, with protesters
lighting up the square with their phones in the air. The silence
was followed by "half-hour noise" as demonstrators blew whistles
and vuvuzelas to deliver a deafening noise. The demonstration
occupied Slavija square, a key roundabout, snarling traffic in
the city centre. According to the Ministry of Interior
statement, up to 29,000 people attended the protest. (ANSA-AFP).
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