Serbian police use teargas to disperse anti-government protesters


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  • Saturday, 06 Sep 2025

Anti-government protestors clash with riot police, during a protest against what the demonstrators say is an increase in police brutality, at the university campus, in Novi Sad, Serbia, September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic

NOVI SAD, Serbia (Reuters) -Serbia's police on Friday used teargas and stun grenades at a university campus in Novi Sad to disperse protesters who demanded snap vote they hope would oust president Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

In an address late in the evening, Vucic said that 11 policemen were injured. There was no information on how many protesters have been injured.

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