Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Violent protest in Belgrade: Torches on the Assembly and the police

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A group of people led by the Alliance for Serbia gathered in the afternoon in front of the Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. Cordons of gendarmerie are there.

SOURCE: B92 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | 22:11


After the attack on the police, law enforcement agencies occupied the entire plateau in front of the Serbian Parliament, and the citizens were dispersed.

22:00 Two police cordons guard Terazije, and tear gas is now in Knez Mihajlova as well.

21:50 A tear gas canister was thrown near TC Staklenac on the way to the Youth Center, reports the B92 reporter.

21:45 Until this moment, it was calm in the center of the city, traffic was released from the Terazije tunnel. However, there are currently incidents near the Youth Center, protesters throwing stones at the police. A tear gas canister was thrown near TC Staklenac on the way to the Youth Center, reports B92 reporter.

21:32 Due to the stones being thrown, the gendarmerie withdrew to the vehicles of the Serbian Parliament.

21:25 After the provocations of the demonstrators near the Youth Center, members of the police threw tear gas. A group of demonstrators approaching the gendarmerie was let pass behind them, and they greeted the gendarmerie with applause.


21:19 The police fired tear gas at Terazije, reporter of the B92 portal reports.

21:07 The crowd formed near the Terazije tunnel, where public transport buses full of passengers are parked.

21:00 Armored vehicles and gendarmerie are moving towards the building of the Presidency of Serbia. The gendarmerie peacefully passed the protesters in Kralja Milana Street and received applause for that.

20:55 A large number of members of the police and gendarmerie are also located near London.



20:50 The largest number of demonstrators is currently at the intersection of Resavska and King Alexander Boulevard. Cavalry is also present.

20:40 The police cordon is also located on the corner of King Alexander Boulevard and Kneza Milosa Street, because a large number of those present went to the Church of St. Mark after the tear gas.

20:31 Protesters caused riots, broke through the fence around the assembly and tried to enter the hall of the parliament, but the police drove them away with tear gas.



According to the media, among those gathered are opposition leaders Vuk Jeremic, Janko Veselinovic, Dragan Djilas, Bosko Obradovic, independent MP Srdjan Nogo, as well as the president of the Democratic Party, Zoran Lutovac.

Earlier, there was an incident when Sergej Trifunovic was attacked, who suffered head injuries.

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