Chaos in Novi Sad: SNS against citizens

During the incidents in Novi Sad, one of the gathered citizens with visible injuries that he sustained, as he claims, because a torch was put in his mouth, said that one of the supporters of the ruling party with a mask on his face and body armor was holding a gun in one hand and a torch in the other, reports N1.

It was additionally heard from the crowd that someone had a gun in his hand, claims the interlocutor of N1 television.

According to their reporter, someone pointed a gun at the sky and a shot was heard.

Citizens showered with pyrotechnics

U Novi Sad to the citizens are in Stražilovska Street and on the Boulevard of Liberation in front of the premises Serbian Progressive Party pyrotechnic devices were fired, tear gas was thrown and cannon shots were fired, portal 021 writes.

 

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During the incident, the windows of the party premises were broken.

The police were not there at the beginning of the incident, but they arrived in the meantime. The Gendarmerie is also present on the field. The police cordon does not respond to SNS supporters who attack citizens, reports N1.

One man was injured - he was hit on the head with a stick. A, N1 reports that reporter Žarko Bogosavljević from the Razglas portal and Nikola Bilić from the Novi Sad portal 192 were attacked.

Bilić was beaten, and Bogosavljević was hit in the head with a bat. Bogosavljević was wearing a helmet.

Beaten young man

"At the intersection of Radnička and Stražilovska in Novi Sad, a young man was blocking traffic on a motorcycle when a team of thugs with sticks attacked, knocked him down and beat him," the Green-Left Front announced on its X account.

At the intersection of Radnička and Stražilovska in Novi Sad, a young man was blocking traffic on a motorcycle when a team of club beaters attacked, knocked him down and beat him! pic.twitter.com/40OlNKdnEc

— Zeleno-levi front (@nedavimobgd) August 13, 2025

Ivica Dačić also spoke out.

The police department in Novi Sad announced that one policeman was also injured during the incident.

The Minister of the Interior, Ivica Dacic, also spoke and confirmed that one policeman was injured and added that there were probably others because, as he said, there was a mass attack.

"In other cities throughout Serbia, there are attacks on the police or members of the SNS and citizens in front of the premises of the progressives. The police must preserve public order and peace, we warn everyone to respect the law, charges will be filed against anyone who breaks the law," said Dacic in an extraordinary address.

He called everyone for peace and to "give up provocative actions".

"They only serve to provoke conflicts, today a large number of progressives are present in front of the premises, that number is greater than the number of those protesting, how can someone say that it is normal for some to attack political parties, the police would secure any party that someone wants to attack. Everyone should disperse and public order and peace should be restored," said Dacic.

Source: 021.rs/N1

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