(ANSAmed) - BELGRADE, SEPTEMBER 17 - The rainbow procession of Europride ended in Belgrade in the late afternoon, held under a massive police escort.
The participants, some thousands, entered the stadium of the Tasmajdan park, to attend a concert scheduled until late at night.
The route of the planned march has been changed, with the police blocking some passages, allowing the demonstrators to reach Tasmajdan through a different itinerary.
Many rainbow flags of the LGBTIQ movement, and signs with slogans in support of rights, diversity and tolerance.
The demonstration, held in a rainy climate, was marked by several incidents and provocations, immediately quelled by the police in riot gear, and present in force throughout the city center.
Numerous groups of homophobic and Europride-styled nationalist demonstrators chanted anti-gay slogans showing icons, crosses and religious symbols.
A few dozen iferms.
The march was attended by MEPs, the EU commissioner for equal opportunities, ambassadors from various countries and numerous demonstrators from other countries (ANSAmed).
