(ANSA-AFP) - NOVI SAD, FEB 1 - Thousands of students were set
to block roads and occupy bridges in Serbia's Novi Sad on
Saturday to mark three months since the fatal collapse of a
train station roof in the city sparked an anti-corruption
movement. The demonstration is the latest in a series of mass
protests to rock the Balkan country in the wake of the train
station disaster that killed 15 people in the northern Serbian
city in November. The university student-led movement has poured
increasing pressure on the government, spurring the resignation
of several high-ranking officials, including Prime Minister
Milos Vucevic earlier this week. The premier's resignation came
after a 24-hour blockade at a major traffic intersection in the
capital Belgrade that had been preceded days before by a general
strike that saw schools and small businesses close across the
country. The tragedy in Novi Sad, which came after extensive
train station renovations, has fuelled long-standing anger in
Serbia over corruption and the alleged lack of oversight in
construction projects. University students have emerged as the
leaders of the protest movement and have been blockading
campuses across the country for weeks. (ANSA-AFP).
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