Tens of thousands of Serbians on Saturday marked the first anniversary of a deadly railway station roof collapse in Novi Sad, observing 16 minutes of silence for the 16 victims in the country’s second-largest city.

At 11:52 am (1052 GMT), the time when the tragedy occurred on November 1, 2024, the crowd of tens of thousands stood in silence in downtown Novi Sad at the start of the commemoration rally, according to AFP journalists.

Crowds filled the roads under bright sunny skies, with many people in tears.

Students, war veterans and victims’ families stood alongside people holding wreaths in front of the station, where people had earlier placed candles and flowers.

The mother of one of the victims wailed as she arrived at the site and many people nearby embraced and wept.

Dijana Hrka

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