OVER 50 people have been arrested following clashes between supporters and opponents of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that wounded dozens, police said today.

Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said protests had taken place at 90 locations across Serbia on Wednesday night — continuing unrest that began on Tuesday.

Student-led protests have been organised regularly since November, following the collapse of a train station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16. Protesters say the collapse was due to corner-cutting by builders hired by corrupt state officials.

The government, and some of its allies, including the Russian and Hungarian governments, say the protests are orchestrated by the European Union and are part of efforts to pull off a “colour revolution” — a term for Western-sponsored uprisings aimed at overthrowing independent governments.

Wednesday night’s violence apparently began when supporters of Mr Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party threw flares at anti-government protesters outside the party’s Novi Sad HQ.