More Clashes as Police Break-up Podgorica Protest

Police in Montenegro fired tear gas on Saturday to disband hundreds of protesters who have been calling for the government to resign and hold early elections amid allegations of corruption and election fraud.

At least three opposition leaders and several MPs were injured during the violence, which erupted when protesters tried to march toward the parliament headquarters in Podgorica.

The main opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, has claimed that its leaders Nebojsa Medojevic and Andrija Mandic were 'brutally beaten".

Parliament Vice President Branko Radulovic was also reportedly injured in violent clashes late Saturday evening. Violence had also erupted earlier in the day when riot police moved in at around 6am local time to break-up the three-week protest.

Journalist Marko Milacic, activist Vladimir Dajkovic and several university professors have been arrested while protesting in front of the Montenegrin parliament.

Around 6 am on Saturday riot police clashed with protesters when they moved in to dismantle the camp set up by protesters in front the parlament, since the end of September.

Several people were reportedly injured in the clashes, including MPs. The leader of the opposition Democratic People's Party, Milan Knezevic was reported to have suffered severe injuries.

Police have arrested at least dozen protesters, including two MPs from the opposition alliance, Democratic Front, who staged an "unauthorized" pro-democracy rally.

Montenegro police said they have arrested 11 people, including MPs Slaven Radunovic and Vladislav Bojovic, a journalist of the daily Dan Drazen Zivkovic and editor of the web portal IN4S, Gojko Raicevic, and several opposition councelors in Podgorica's local...