Several people were arrested, and three police officers and several citizens were injured in tonight's riots in the Zlatica neighborhood of Podgorica.
There was an incident in Zlatica when, judging by the video that was broadcast live on the social network Facebook, and the reactions of those present, the police threw tear gas at the place where the citizens were "guarding" the tricolor painted by the footbridge in that neighborhood.
The police previously ordered the crowd to disperse, and the citizens formed a "living wall" around the mural.
A large number of policemen were present in Zlatica, as well as several communal policemen, who came to cross the painted flag.
When communal police officers, surrounded by officers of the Police Directorate, started cleaning up the public area after the incident, new riots broke out, in which citizens started throwing fireworks and stones at the police officers, who responded to the attacks with tear gas.
Citizens started to disperse around 21.40:XNUMX p.m., after another appeal from the police. The mural was painted over, and the police were still dispersing some of the protesters in the forest on Zlatica, across from the footbridge.
Demonstrators started to return after 22 pm, and the police threw tear gas again. Smoke from tear gas flooded the park on Zlatica.
At the wall that has been painted over, there are ten members of the police, and around 22.30:XNUMX p.m., a tear gas canister and an explosion were heard behind the "Dragiša Ivanović" school.
Around 23 pm, the police broke up a group of demonstrators behind the school and detained several people.
Several police jeeps and a fire engine are ready at the entrance to the Zlatica camp.
During the incident, a young man BP was allegedly injured, who was hit in the head with an unknown object.
The people of Zlatica claim that the police officers did not have identification numbers on their uniforms.
The Police Administration said that in a joint action by officers of the Police Administration and the Municipal Police, in order to rehabilitate the public area, a group of citizens who were interfering with that activity were broken up.
From that institution, they announced that several groups of citizens had gathered in Zlatica, who were "obstructing them in the rehabilitation of the public area".
"Initially, they were warned several times to disperse, and then an order was issued to them, which they ignored. Activities are ongoing," said the UP.
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