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Protests against the government of President Aleksandar Vučić in Serbia saw a fourth consecutive day of violence on Saturday night. The most severe riots occurred in the central town of Valjevo, where opponents of the government set fire to the office of Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and damaged buildings of the city administration and the local public prosecutor's office.
Serbia's police say they have detained scores of demonstrators who took part in anti-government protests throughout the country this week.
Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared further in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations. Wearing scarves over their faces and chanting slogans against President Aleksandar Vucic,
Fresh clashes erupted late Saturday between protesters and riot police in Serbia's capital Belgrade and other cities, on the fifth consecutive night of unrest.
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