Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia after the capital Belgrade and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannonian Plain on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia geographical regions. Lying on the banks of the Danube river, the city faces the northern slopes of Fruška Gora and it is the fifth largest of all cities on the Danube river. It is the largest Danube city that is not the capital of an independent state.
The protests initially erupted last month after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad..
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A concrete roof at a Novi Sad railway station collapsed, killing 13 and injuring others. Rescuers continue to search for survivors.