Foreign Agencies on November 28th, 1996

Thursday November 28 3:15 PM EST
Tension Mounts in Serbia as Protests Roll On
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University students, who began a strike this week in Belgrade faculties, started another day of marches at midday on Thursday. A larger opposition demonstration was due later. There was a carnival atmosphere among the students as they made their way through the city, beating drums and singing. A group of young women gave traffic police flowers which were accepted with a smile. "Bravo, kids, just go ahead," said one of the policemen.
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The Washington Post
Thursday, November 28 1996; Page A41
Serbs Shun Vote Rerun Amid Strife
Protests Continue Against Milosevic
By John Pomfret

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In response, students and other marchers smashed plate glass windows with rocks and eggs and hurled a dumpster packed with trash into the lobby of the Politika television and newspaper building, a symbol of Milosevic's regime. Hundreds of riot police blocked the protesters from marching through Belgrade's tony Dedinje neighborhood, where Milosevic lives.
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