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		</div><p>Serbia’s president has backtracked on his plans to reinstate a coronavirus lockdown in Belgrade after thousands protested over the move and violently clashed with police in the capital.</p>
<p>Chaos erupted as thousands of protesters fought running battles with police and tried to storm the parliament building after President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday that a weekend curfew will be reintroduced in the Balkan country as health officials reported the highest single-day death toll from Covid-19 cases.</p>
<p>Opponents blame the Serbian leader for contributing to the spike in deaths and new cases after he lifted the previous lockdown measures.</p>
<p>They say he did that to cement his grip on power after parliamentary elections held on June 21. He has denied those claims.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, Mr Vucic backtracked on his new lockdown plans that were to take effect during the coming weekend, claiming the measure cannot be implemented without proclaiming a nationwide state of emergency.</p>
<p>Mr Vucic said that although he still supports the lockdown, “most probably, there will be no curfew”.</p>
<p>He said that the government will decide on new measures that could include shortened hours for night clubs and penalties for those not wearing masks.</p>
<p>He said foreign secret services were behind the Tuesday night protests by “right-wing and pro fascist demonstrators”.</p>
<p>He did not identify the alleged spy agencies and strongly defended the police action against accusations of brutality.</p>
<p>“We will never allow the destabilisation of Serbia from within and abroad,” Mr Vucic said, adding that the protest had “nothing to do with the coronavirus”.</p>
<p>Serbian police said 23 people were detained in the clashes that lasted for more than six hours.</p>
<p>Police chief Vladimir Rebic told state-run RTS television that authorities are working to identify more people who took part in the rioting that left 43 police officers and 17 demonstrators injured.</p>
<p>Mr Rebic said police showed “maximum restraint” and reacted only when it was absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>Some rights groups in Belgrade denounced what they described as police brutality. The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights urged citizens to come forward and offered legal aid.</p>
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