Clashes erupt for a second day at anti-government protests in Serbia in a major escalation

BELGRADE, Serbia — Clashes erupted between Serbian anti-government protesters and supporters for a second day Wednesday in a major escalation after more than nine months of persistent demonstrations against autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic . The president’s supporters repeatedly hurled flares at protesters in the northern city of Novi Sad, near the offices of Vucic’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party . Protesters then smashed office windows as riot police were deployed outside to guard