Chaotic scenes in Serbia's parliament as smoke bombs and flares thrown, lawmakers injured
Serbian opposition lawmakers lit flares and set off suspected tear gas grenades in parliament on Tuesday in support of ongoing anti-corruption protests, with several lawmakers injured during the melee.
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Footage shared online showed opposition members holding colourful flares and throwing what seemed to be smoke canisters with some appearing to engage in scuffles as the opening spring session began.
A live video feed showed parliamentary speaker Ana Brnabic lambasting the opposition's protest and the alleged use of 'tear gas' in the assembly.
'Your colour revolution has failed, and this country will live, this country will work and this country will continue to win,' she told them, referring to pro-Western revolts that shook post-Soviet states in recent decades.
Journalists watch live a broadcast of the chaos. Photo: Reuters
Serbia has been rocked for months by student-led anti-corruption protests after the deadly collapse of a railway station roof last year that killed 15 people.
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