The organisers said they didn’t want people to bring banners or whistles, and there were no political speeches. Today was about commemoration, not protest.

However, the image of tens of thousands lining the city's avenues was a statement in itself.

People had been travelling to Novi Sad for days. The train line from Belgrade was shut because of a reported bomb scare and some roads had been closed, but the crowds slowly making their way to the centre of the city were vast and all ages.

Image: People fill the streets near the train station. Pic: AP/Armin Durgut

It was sombre and quiet.

I saw doctors and medical staff in uncontrollable tears as they laid wreaths to the 16 dead.

The train station, supposed to be a symbol of Serbian modernity and big infrastructure, has become a sym

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