Serbian students to gather in Kragujevac seeking justice over train station deaths

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Hundreds of students from multiple cities across Serbia began a four-day march on Tuesday to Kragujevac, where a mass protest is set to take place on Saturday.

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00:00Serbian students from several cities are marching over the course of four days to join at a

00:0615th of February protest in the central town of Kragujevac. The demonstrations, led by

00:12university students, demand accountability and justice for the deaths of 15 people in

00:19the train station awning collapse last November. One student tells us why he is marching.

00:26We are going to defend the constitution and we are marching for freedom in Serbia.

00:32Weeks-long protests forced the resignation of Serbia's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and

00:38further concessions from authorities. However, students do not believe their demands have

00:43been fully met. In January, students went on an 80-kilometre march from Belgrade to

00:49the northern city of Novi Sad.

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