Suzana Radanovic

The parents of the killed Bosnian youngster whose death has shaken the country want his remains exhumed from Banja Luka, in Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, so they can bury them in Austria.

Several people were arrested in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Bosnia's mainly Serb entity Republika Srpska, on Sunday night as thousands of protesters gathered again, in the latest in a series of demonstrations over the past several months over the unsolved death of 21-year-old David Dragicevic.

Within an hour after the arrest of Davor Dragicevic (on Tuesday) the citizens began to gather in the streets of Banja Luka, protesting against the arrest of Davor and his wife and asking for the injustice to be corrected.

Police in Bosnia's mainly Serb entity moved on Tuesday to end months of protests over the death of a 21-year-old man, arresting his father and dismantling an improvised shrine in developments condemned by the European Union.

A Bosnian Serb man who has led months of protests accusing authorities of covering up what he says was the murder of his 21-year-old son was arrested on Tuesday in the main city of Bosnia's Republika Srpska entity, Banja Luka, police said.