Serbia's opposition is locked in a standoff with police as tensions rise over deadly roof collapse
Serbian opposition protesters have blocked a court house over a deadly roof collapse at a railway station in the country's north earlier this month, setting off a standoff with riot police
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian opposition protesters blocked a court house Tuesday over a deadly roof collapse at a railway station in the country’s north earlier this month, setting off a standoff with riot police in a sign of persistent tensions over the crash.
The roof collapse at the station in the northern city of Novi Sad killed 15 people and injured two.
A group of opposition lawmakers launched Tuesday's blockade, demanding arrests and the release from detention of activist jailed during recent protests over the collapse. Riot police kept pushing the protesters away from the entrance, leading to the hours-long standoff with occasional skirmishes.
Serbia's Justice Ministry condemned what they described as “most brutal form of pressure on the work of prosecutors and judges” and an “unprecedented obstruction of justice.”
