Serbia: Tens of thousands protested at Novi Sad 90 days of train station tragedy

Great demonstration and march took place in Novi Sand on the three-month anniversary of the tragic incident in this city, which continues to shock her, despite the recent resignation of the Prime Minister. On November 1, 2024, at Novi Sad railway station in Serbia, the brig collapsed and 15 people were killed. CORVERSE Almost three months later, on Saturday, February 1st, tens of thousands of citizens and students gathered in front of the railway station to pay tribute to the victims of the tragedy, keeping a silence of 15 minutes, one minute for each victim. He then began a course, at whose head the students were, bound three bridges on the Danube River which were eliminated. One of these bridges will be blocked for 24 hours, while the exclusion of the other two will last three hours. CORVERSE The protests in Novi Sad take place under the slogan “Silence is Enough” and they are a continuation of the student mobilizations initiated two and a half months ago with a request for responsibility for the tragedy at the railway station. REUTERS/Marko Djurica Thousands of citizens from all over Serbia responded to the call for participation in the protests. By early Saturday afternoon, all Novi Sad entrances had formed mileage queues from vehicles arriving from all corners of the country. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic Many protesters arrived organized, such as motorcyclists, taxi drivers, tractor farmers, retired special forces, war veterans… Organized students from Belgrade also arrived, taking a course of 95 km. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic Democracy president Aleksandar Vucic, from southern Serbia where he is touring, once again called students into dialogue while also repeating allegations of foreign demonstrations. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic “Just as we took Serbia out of poverty and began to recover, he was suddenly attacked from the outside with huge sums of money invested for unrest and conflict within the country,” Aleksandar Vucic argued during his speech in the city of Bruce.