Demonstrators gather at a barricade set up to block access roads to the historic city of Cetinje during a protest against the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church on September 5, 2021 in Montenegro. - The new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro was inaugurated, arriving by helicopter under the protection of police who dispersed protesters with tear gas. The decision to anoint Bishop Joanikije as the new Metropolitan of Montenegro at the historic monastery of Cetinje has aggravated ethnic tension in the tiny Balkan state. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP)

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Montenegro police face off with protesters over Serbian church ceremony

Demonstrations against the appointment of a new Church head reveal the deep ethnic divisions in the tiny Adriatic state

Layla Maghribi
Layla Maghribi

September 06, 2021