BELGRADE (Reuters) -Thousands of anti-government protesters, led by students, marched peacefully through the Serbian capital Belgrade on Saturday, demanding accountability for those responsible for the deaths of 16 people when a railway station roof collapsed and an attack on a student protest a year ago.

The November 1, 2024 station tragedy in the northern city of Novi Sad triggered a largely peaceful, nationwide protest movement led by university students and professors that has shaken populist President Aleksandar Vucic’s 13-year grip on power.

Last year more than 30 supporters of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) loyal to Vucic, including local officials, clashed with students of the Faculty of Drama Arts who had blocked an intersection in Belgrade to mark the Novi Sad disaster.

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