[1/5] People attend the protest "Serbia against violence" by Serbia's opposition parties in reaction to the two mass shootings in the same week, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 3, 2023.
REUTERS/Marko DjuricaBELGRADE, June 3 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Serbs joined an anti-government protest in Belgrade on Saturday, blaming a culture of violence for the deaths of 18 people in two mass shootings and calling on the interior minister to resign.
The protest marked the one-month anniversary of the country's first school shooting on May 3, when a teenager killed ten in an elementary school.
In response to the shootings, the government announced school summer holidays would start on June 6, two weeks earlier than planned.
Recent Serbian reality TV shows have featured convicted criminals, including murderers, and shown men beating up women.
Persons:
Marko Djurica, Aleksandra Vucic, Vucic, Nenad Hadzi Maricic, Bratislav Gasic, Aleksandar Vulin, Aleksandar Saran, Ivana Sekularac, Christina Fincher
Organizations:
REUTERS, Marko Djurica BELGRADE, Protesters, Secret, Pink TV, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Serbia, Belgrade, Serbian