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Huge crowds join anti-government rally in Belgrade after sporadic violence

Anti-government demonstrators gather in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: REUTERS/Igor Pavicevic

Anti-government demonstrators gather in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: REUTERS/Igor Pavicevic

Aleksandar Vasovic

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Serbian anti-corruption protesters, riot police, and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic faced off in central Belgrade on Saturday as tens of thousands of people turned out for massive anti-government rallies following a night of sporadic clashes.

Police deployed hundreds of officers in full riot gear in and around Pionirski Park, where supporters of Vucic have camped this week inside a ring of parked tractors.

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