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A massive crowd gathered in Serbia's capital, Belgrade, marking the largest of the recent anti-corruption protests that have shaken the Balkan nation in recent months.
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Protestors stretched for nearly 2 kilometers, with people filling the streets in and around parliament and the capital's main pedestrian square.
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The protest erupted after 15 people were killed when a railway station roof collapsed in the city of Novi Sad in November, igniting long-simmering anger over alleged corruption and lax oversight in construction projects.
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The protest on Saturday (March 15) saw over one lakh people, the interior ministry said.
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The Public Assembly Archive, which tracks crowd sizes, reported a significantly larger turnout, estimating that between 275,000 and 325,000 people participated in the demonstration.
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If confirmed, the estimated turnout would make Saturday's demonstration one of the largest Serbia has seen in recent years.
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For weeks, student-led protesters have criss-crossed the country, holding rallies in Serbia's major cities.
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Taking their anti-corruption fight beyond the cities, these demonstrators have reached rural regions and small towns that have historically backed Vucic.
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An anti-government demonstrator waves a Serbian flag during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia.
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A man lights a flare as students and anti-government demonstrators take part in a protest in front of the parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Amid scores of Serbian flags, some waved banners calling for environmental protection, while others demanded the return of the former breakaway province of Kosovo.
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