Protests have been held in Serbia to hold the government accountable over the roof collapse at a train station that killed fourteen people.
Thousands gathered outside the Ministry of Construction and Transport building in central Belgrade, the capital, on Thursday local time, demanding that those responsible be punished.
They shouted “arrest, arrest” and protested against police blocking the entrance to the building, saying they were “protecting the killer.”
On the 1st day, an exterior concrete roof suddenly collapsed at a train station in the northern Serbian city of Novisad, striking civilians underneath. Fourteen people were killed and three seriously injured in the attack.
accident, including a 6-year-old girl.
Critics point out that poor construction was to blame for the disaster at Novisad train station, which reopened in July after three years of renovation.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said authorities were investigating those responsible for the disaster and promised a thorough investigation.
Novisad prosecutors say they have investigated 26 officials involved, including Construction and Transport Minister Goran Besic, and have secured key documents.
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