Incident in Novi Sad, Gendarmerie arrest neo-Nazis

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A leader of a neo-Nazi group was arrested today after disrupting an anti-fascist rally in Novi Sad. Goran Davidović and some 20 members of his Nacionalni Stroj group were detained after they hurled stones at citizens attending the rally. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Novi Sad office head Pavel Domonji was hit and taken to hospital with light injuries. B92’s assistant cameraman also sustained minor injuries. (…) After meeting in a town square to hear speeches from activists and politicians, antifascist marchers headed for the Danube River, on the way passing by the spot that Nacionalni Stroj wished to use for their rally. There, a dozen neo-Nazis waited for them, shouting, “Serbia-Vojvodina”. Both sides then exchanged insults and offensive slogans, when Gendarmerie officers intervened to prevent physical conflict.

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