Thousands of people faced off on both sides of the police cordons. Photo: AP PHOTO

Hundreds of riot police separated opponents and loyalists of Serbia's autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic in central Belgrade as political tensions boiled after a year of persistent anti-government protests.

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Several thousand people faced off on both sides of the police cordons on Sunday, with officers in full riot gear standing in several rows between the shouting crowds who threw bottles and flares at each other.

Tensions in Belgrade soared a day after tens of thousands of people joined a huge ral

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