Montenegro Police Fire Teargas at Protesters Incensed Over Cleric’s Enthronement

Montenegro Police Fire Teargas at Protesters Incensed Over Cleric’s Enthronement
A demonstrator is covered in tear gas during a protest against the enthronement of Bishop Joanikije in Cetinje, Montenegro, on Sept. 5, 2021. Stevo Vasiljevic/Reuters
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PODGORICA, Montenegro—Montenegro police used teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the enthronement of a Serbian Orthodox Church cleric as the nation’s religious leader on Sunday, a ceremony that has exposed deep divisions over ties with Serbia.

The demonstrators in the town of Cetinje had thrown rocks, bottles, and firecrackers at police as church figures were flown into the town by helicopter, news site Vijesti reported, but there were no reports of injuries on either side.