Police clash with opponents of Serbian church in Montenegro

Protesters at one of the blockades near Cetinje (Risto Bozovic/AP)

The new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro was inaugurated on Sunday amid clashes between police and protesters who oppose continued Serb influence in the tiny Balkan state.

Police and media reports said at least seven police officers and several protesters were injured in the clashes, which saw police launch tear gas against the demonstrators, who hurled rocks and bottles at them and fired gunshots into the air.