Dozens injured and detained as anti-government protests in Serbia gather pace

Serbian gendarmerie officers separate protesters from opposing camps during an anti-government protest in Belgrade, Serbia (Darko Vojinovic/AP)

Nearly 50 protesters have been detained across Serbia and dozens of people were injured as violence spiralled following more than nine months of largely peaceful protests against the populist rule of President Aleksandar Vucic, police said on Thursday.

The gatherings, which followed an outbreak of unrest on Tuesday night, were organised at some 90 locations on Wednesday evening, said interior minister Ivica Dacic at a press conference.