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Thousands protest Jared Kushner-linked development on site of bombed-out Belgrade building

People hold a banner during a rally protesting a law permitting a property development linked to Jared Kushner on the site of the former General Staff Building, a local landmark, in Belgrade, Serbia
People hold a banner during a rally protesting a law permitting a property development linked to Jared Kushner on the site of the former General Staff Building, a local landmark, in Belgrade, Serbia Photograph: Andrej Čukić/EPA

Thousands of people have protested against a plan to tear down a former army headquarters in the Serbian capital Belgrade to make way for a luxury hotel complex, as part of a project linked to US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The rally added to a spate of anti-government protests putting pressure on president Aleksandar Vucic triggered by the collapse a year ago of a railway station roof that killed 16 people.

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