On Feb. 9 in Sabac a Socialist Party of Serbia councilor in the local assembly, Dragan Markovic, tried to disperse a protest march of opposition supporters using his car, and threatened them with his pistol. Markovic drove straight into the column as it was passing through a Sabac residential area. The enraged demonstrators attempted to demolish the vehicle, at which point Markovic pulled out a pistol and aimed at the crowd. According to witnesses, Markovic fired several shots in the air, cursing at the demonstrators, before driving off from the scene of the incident.

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