Serbia marks anniversary of fatal train station disaster with large rally

People fill the streets near the train station before observing 16 minutes of silence for the victims on the first anniversary of the disaster that killed 16 people, in Novi Sad, Serbia (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Tens of thousands of people from all over Serbia have gathered in the town of Novi Sad to commemorate the victims of a railway station disaster a year ago.

The rally was also a massive display of boiling discontent with the government of autocratic Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.