Coronavirus: Belgrade protesters storm Serb parliament over curfew
The protests began peacefully on Tuesday evening and included students and families, angered by a move to re-impose a weekend curfew because of a rise in coronavirus infections.
Protesters broke into the assembly, prompting police to intervene.
Clashes erupted and police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
Far-right nationalists have been blamed for stirring up the unrest and storming the assembly building. Serbian media said they included an MP who has pushed anti-vaccine and anti-5G conspiracy theories.
Serbian President Alexander Vucic on Wednesday condemned what he described as the most brutal political violence for years and appealed for the protests to end, citing the risk of increased infection.
On Wednesday evening police again clashed with protesters, firing teargas as bottles, stones and flares were thrown from the crowd.
Coronavirus: Serbia scraps curfew plan for Belgrade after protests
The Serbian government has scrapped a plan to impose a weekend coronavirus curfew in Belgrade after two nights of protests in the capital.
Instead, PM Ana Brnabic announced more limited measures, including a ban on all gatherings of more than 10 people.
President Aleksandar Vucic had wanted the curfew due to a rise in infections.
Coronavirus: Catalonia makes masks mandatory in public
Spain's autonomous region of Catalonia has made face masks mandatory in public for all those aged over five after a surge in new cases of coronavirus.
Anyone caught without a mask - even when social distancing can be observed - faces a €100 ($113; £90) fine.
It comes amid an outbreak of the virus in Segrià, an agricultural area.
Officials already imposed a lockdown on 210,000 residents on Saturday, banning anyone from entering or leaving except for work.
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