BELGRADE (Reuters) -Anti-government protesters demolished the offices of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in the northern city of Novi Sad and clashed with police and SNS supporters in the capital Belgrade on Thursday,

STORY: Supporters of Serbia's ruling party threw flares and firecrackers at anti-government protesters in the city of Novi Sad on Wednesday prompting police to intervene to end the standoff.The violence was an escalation of nine-month-long protests in Serbia.

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Protests erupted across Serbia, targeting the ruling Serbian Progressive Party amid allegations of corruption. Offices were destroyed in Novi Sad, and clashes occurred with police and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade.

Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia flared again late Thursday, police said, as months of anti-government demonstrations

Anti-government protests in Serbia escalated Thursday, with demonstrators targeting the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) offices in Novi Sad and clashing with police and party supporters in Belgrade.

In Serbia, protests against President Aleksandar Vucic and his SNS party intensified as clashes broke out in Novi Sad. Demonstrators blame government corruption for a tragic railway station collapse.