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Police fire tear gas at Serbians protesting deadly station roof collapse

Protests rock the Serbian city of Novi Sad, where a train station roof collapsed last week, killing 14 people [Marko Djurica/Reuters]

Thousands of Serbians took to the streets in the city of Novi Sad in rage over last week’s roof collapse at a railway station that killed 14 people.

Police officers in riot gear, deployed inside the 19th-century building in the city centre, responded to the protests on Tuesday night by firing tear gas canisters and clashing with demonstrators around the city hall building. They also used pepper spray after protesters broke the windows.

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