The event took place peacefully protected by cordons Police . Not far from ultranationalist groups have attempted to prevent the event. Stones, bottles and smoke bombs against agents, dozens injured and many arrested thugs BELGRADE - Hundreds of people participated peacefully this morning at the Gay Pride in Belgrade while, at a distance from the parade, many right-wing extremists who opposed to the parade were violently clashed with police who defended the protesters. Armed with bricks, bottles and smoke bombs, groups of ultra-nationalists have clashed with police before, during and after a short march to repeatedly trying to force the leads agents to prevent the event. Dozens of people arrested.
Among the 5 thousand and 6 thousand agents, some of them on horseback, have guaranteed the performance of the Gay Pride, while helicopters were flying in the sky. The police in riot gear have completely isolated the streets where he spent omoesessuale pride march held without incident. It was attended by hundreds of gay and lesbian political leaders in Serbia and foreign leaders.
Nearby hooligans, shouting "death to gays," "the hunt is begun", underwent a massive deployment of agents throwing rocks and other heavy objects. The police forces who guarded the entire center of the capital have used tear gas and batons to repel the violent. The clashes took place in various areas, to Terazje, Slavja around the Cathedral of Saint Sava and in front of Parliament where a group of violent climbed on the scaffolding surrounding the building under renovation, and two of them were able to penetrate inside. Agents are promptly intervened and arrested a total of eight troublemakers. The hooligans, who this morning had caused a fire to the headquarters of the Democratic Party of President Tadic Borids, also attacked the headquarters of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), chaired by Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. With a thick stone-throwing broke windows and damaged the walls of the building.
Yesterday in the center of the Serbian capital, tens of thousands of people had already participated in "Walk the family" to peacefully seek the cancellation of the event. Today groups of Orthodox priests and believers with religious icons and banners have faced cordons of officers chanting prayers to save Serbia. " "We are here to say to all those who are sick and that only God can save them," said a priest with reference to homosexuals, gathered in the park riding.
The event has become a test of democracy "in the eyes of the European Union, the last gay pride parade in Belgrade in 2001, always ended in blood because of protests by right wing groups and the Last year the event was canceled by the threats of groups violent. The march shows that "Serbia is a land of free people," said the Minister for Minorities and Human Rights, Svetozar Ciplic, who attended the parade with the head of the EU delegation in Serbia, Vincent Degert.
(October 10)
