Thousands of Serbs angered by the government's handling of recent gun violence that had killed 18 people held a third rally in a month calling for a crackdown. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Belgrade for third time in a month yesterday to call for a crackdown on violence. Serbian government officials have been criticized for the way they handled the aftermath of two recent deadly mass shootings. The protesters echoed opposition demands for the resignations of two senior ministers. They also want the revocation of broadcasting licenses for two TV networks which, they say, promote violence and glorify crime figures. Members of the opposition also stormed out of a special session of parliament and accused the ruling party of trying to "silence the rally" rather than deal with the issues being raised by the demonstrators. So far, officials have ignored their demands and have claimed that the protesters were being manipulated by foreign secret services.

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