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Night of violence in Belgrade

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Published 30 July, 2008, 02:41

Around 15,000 Serb nationalists have turned out to rally in Belgrade against the extradition of Karadzic. At first peaceful, the demonstration took a violent turn on Tuesday evening when a group of protestors clashed with police.

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