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Shots fired outside Serbian parliament, one man detained, local media report

BELGRADE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Shots were fired outside Serbia's parliament building in Belgrade on Wednesday and one person was injured, local media reported.
University students mark the 11 month anniversary of the Novi Sad train station accident epa12421471 Protestors wave a Serbian flag during a commemorative march for the sixteen victims of the Novi Sad train station accident, in Belgrade, Serbia, 01 October 2025. The march was organized by university students after the collapse of a railway station canopy on 01 November 2024, which killed 16 people, and has since grown into demands for early elections. EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC

A video posted on the NOVA media outlet, the location of which was confirmed by Reuters, showed armed security officers approaching a large tent outside parliament.

A few shots were fired and then a fire broke out inside the tent, one of several erected this year by supporters of President Aleksander Vucic during anti-government protests.

It was not clear who fired the shots or how the fire started.

Local police declined to comment.

NOVA said that one person was injured. N1 TV said a 57-year-old man was wounded by a gunshot and is in a stable condition.

Another video posted on X showed a man lying on the ground with his hands behind his back and surrounded by police officers.

(Reporting by Antonis Pothitos; Editing by Edward McAllister and Philippa Fletcher)

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