Tens of thousands of Serbian demonstrators are demanding that the government take responsibility

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the Serbian government in the Serbian capital Belgrade last night. They are demanding that the government take responsibility for the collapse of a train station roof in the northern city of Novi Sad. Fifteen people were killed in early November.

Anti-government demonstrations have been taking place across the country for weeks, mainly by students. They blame the accident on corruption within the government. According to the demonstrators, things are going wrong in both the tendering of public projects and the supervision of their implementation.

Yesterday’s protest started with fifteen minutes of silence, followed by the noise of whistles and vuvuzelas.

Citizens from all over Serbia, from farmers to actors, had come to Belgrade to support the students.

Demonstrations were also held in the southern city of Nis, among others.

The student protest movement also appears to be spreading to high school students. The government therefore decided to bring forward the school holidays, which were actually supposed to start on December 30, by a week. According to the official statement, to ensure the safety of school children.