Saturday, 30 June, 2001, 21:05 GMT 22:05 UK
In pictures: Belgrade gay march
clashes
Hundreds of Serbian nationalists have attacked gay
and lesbian rights activists who were holding their first ever march in
the Yugoslav capital, Belgrade.
Reports say police fired warning shots in an attempt to stop the scuffling in the city's central square. At least five people, one of them a policeman, were reportedly injured.
Some went on to stone the offices of a political party that backed the extradition of Slobodan Milosevic.
Attacks seemed to be organised and involved
skinheads, Serbian nationalists and football fans
Bands of young men attacked activists, circling
them one by one and kicking them until police
intervened
Several people were reportedly injured,
including some police officers in the capital's main
square
Gay activists vowed to continue their struggle
for democracy
Police were outnumbered and unprepared for the
attacks
The march is one of several Gay Pride events
being held in Europe this month
