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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

Thousands of Serbians protest Jared Kushner-linked development plan on site of old army HQ

Serbian students and Belgrade residents hold a banner reading ‘We won’t give up the General Staff building’ as they gather for a protest in Belgrade - (AFP via Getty)

Thousands of Serbians are protesting against a plan to tear down a former army headquarters to make way for a luxury hotel development linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

On Friday, legislation was passed by Serbian lawmakers to fast-track procedures for Mr Kushner’s Affinity Global Development firm to build a hotel, apartments, shops and offices on the site of the former Yugoslav army headquarters.

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