A man who threatened to blow up the presidential residence was detained in Serbia.

During the protests in Belgrade, law enforcement officers detained a man near the National Assembly (unicameral parliament) who threatened to blow up the residence of the President of Serbia. This was reported on March 5 in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic.

"In Belgrade, a person was arrested and taken to an office building <...>, who informed the guards that he had two bombs with him and wanted to blow up the presidential palace," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

It is noted that no explosive devices were found during the search.

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The protest action of students taking place on this day involves the blocking of key points in Belgrade. According to the plan announced by the organizers, the culmination of the action should begin at 17:00 local time (19:00 Moscow time) on the square in front of the Serbian Parliament. Amid the protests in Belgrade, public transport was suspended until the end of the day.

On March 8, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vulin said that the West was using the protests of students and opposition figures in Serbia to further push Belgrade and Moscow. According to him, the ongoing protests have no social background, it is "not a movement for a more just or successful society."

The reason for the start of anti-government protests by students and the opposition since November 2024 was the death of 15 people as a result of the collapse of the canopy of the railway station in Novi Sad. After the tragedy, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic resigned.