Thousands rally in Serbian capital to support students’ fight against corruption

People attend a protest triggered after a concrete canopy on a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad, Serbia (Marko Drobnjakovic/AP)

Thousands flooded the streets of Serbia’s capital in a noisy support rally for protesting university students and their monthslong struggle against corruption and for changes in the Balkan country.

Belgrade residents on Thursday organised in five columns from various parts of the city before marching to a key intersection where striking students have been holding their daily protest blockades for more than two months.