Dozens of people held a protest in front of the Serbian embassy in Sofia, a BGNES reporter showed.

For 15 minutes the protesters kept silence in memory of the victims of the Novi Sad tragedy - one minute for each victim. Bulgarians from the Western Suburbs also took part.

Solidarity was expressed with the thousands of students and other citizens of Serbia who have been protesting for three months against the irresponsible governance and corruption that have led to numerous tragedies and crisis in the country.

Djordje Daskalovic, who has lived in Bulgaria for more than 10 years, told BGNES that those responsible for what happened in Novi Sad should be held accountable and the government in Belgrade should meet all the students' demands.

He stressed that the picture of the recent elections in Serbia does not reflect the real support of Serbs for Vucic.

"Serbian citizens live in fear of the regime. It has spread everywhere, in all institutions and layers of society. That is why people are worried about expressing their opinion freely. These protests somehow liberate them and can bring about change if they continue," Daskalovic was adamant.

He commented on the accusations by the Aleksandar Vučić regime that foreign services are organising the protests, "It is obvious to everyone that there is no foreign interference. This is a good-hearted organisation of friends from Sofia who really sympathise with the people of Serbia and are certainly not influenced by foreign services. We want to find out who is responsible for the tragedy. The prosecution should act."

Daskalovic's appeal to the students is not to give up until the end.

Kristina Toshev, who came to the protest, has lived in the country for 12 years. She is originally from Dimitrovgrad. She said she is proud of the students in Serbia.

"The government is to blame. People are fed up, it was time. The students woke up the nation and this is an exceptional event that has not happened for 20 years in Serbia. Keep it up kids, you are unique!", she urged. | BGNES