Serbian students arrived in Novi Sad on Friday evening, after a two-day march from Belgrade, to protest the deadly collapse of a train station shelter, which they say was the result of corruption.
Protesting students held wreaths with the names of the 15 people who died in the collapse of a shelter at the Novi Sad station on November 1.
They are expected to march together with Novi Sad students through the city's central streets to the train station, where they will pay homage to the victims.
On February 1st, students from Belgrade will join their colleagues from Novi Sad to block three bridges over the Danube River.
In this way, they will mark the quarter anniversary of the death of 15 people from the collapse of the concrete shelter.
Another group of students, who had set off from Belgrade by bicycle, arrived in Novi Sad earlier and were met by Novi Sad cyclists in front of the train station.
The students began their nearly 80-kilometer march on Thursday, around 10:30 am, from the Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts.
The march route was secured by student guards and police.
The convoy was accompanied by an ambulance and a water tanker.
They stopped for a rest on Thursday in Batajnica, Bova and Stara Pazova, where they were welcomed by citizens and went to Ingjije around 10:00 PM and spent the night in tents on a sports field.
Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday that members of his ministry will provide security for the student march, including accompanying them with ambulances and trucks with drinking water.
The tragedy in Novi Sad sparked a wave of mass protests across Serbia, bringing tens of thousands of people onto the streets.
For the past two months, protests have been led by students, who have blocked dozens of state universities. Their main demand is for the authorities to be held criminally and politically accountable for the accident in Novi Sad.
The government and President Aleksandar Vučić claim that the students' demands have been met.
The protesting students have said that Vučić is not responsible for fulfilling their demands, adding that the demands have not been met and they will continue the protests./ REL (A2 Televizion)
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