Belgrade: Thousands Protest Government's Waterfront Project

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Thousands of protesters in Belgrade on April 25 took to the streets to demand a probe into a multi-billion euro riverside building project in the Serbian capital.

Protesters displayed a yellow duck, a symbol of their opposition slogan, "Let's Not Sink Belgrade," near the Sava river where residential buildings, hotels, and shopping mall will be built.

The protesters demanded a probe into an incident last year when masked men carried out secretive nighttime demolitions to clear part of the site while public attention was distracted by a parliamentary election. Critics charged the government did not consult the public sufficiently.

The 3 billion euro project, which government officials say should turn Belgrade into a tourism hub, will be developed by a joint venture between the Serbian government and the Dubai-based company Eagle Hills.