Seventy-two people detained last night, most blockades removed - police

BELGRADE - Serbian police verified the identities of 976 people last night, detaining 72 people - 64 for misdemeanour offences and eight for criminal offences, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

In a statement, it also said 117 unregistered public gatherings and 87 traffic blockades had taken place in the past 24 hours.

In the territory of the City of Belgrade, traffic was blocked on the locations of 68 of 71 public gatherings.

The majority of blockades in the territory of Serbia were removed and all thoroughfares are passable except a street in the city of Valjevo, western Serbia.

Sporadic incidents were registered on some locations, to which the police reacted pursuant to the law.

Incidents were registered on locations in the Belgrade municipality of Zemun, as well as in the cities of Nis, Novi Sad and Valjevo, where a number of people were detained for disturbing public order and peace, as well as for committing criminal offences.

In the statement, the ministry reiterated an appeal to citizens to refrain from any illegal activity and from blocking traffic, especially in ways that can jeopardise their own safety or the safety of other traffic participants.