The rally was seen as a culmination of months-long protests against the Serbian President and his government, which both denied the allegation

Student protests have drawn huge crowds and struck a chord among the citizens who are disillusioned with politicians and have lost faith in Serbia’s state institutions.

Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Serbia's capital on Saturday to protest over the deaths of 15 people in a railway station collapse. While the government put attendance at 107,000 across Belgrade, an independent monitor said 325,000 - if not more - had gathered, making it Serbia's largest protest ever.