Article 5P69F Montenegro police teargas protesters against Serbian Orthodox church

Montenegro police teargas protesters against Serbian Orthodox church

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Agence France-Presse in Cetinje
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Clashes during inauguration of Balkan state's new church leader at historic monastery of Cetinje

Police in Montenegro have fired teargas at protesters as the new head of the Serbian Orthodox church in the country arrived by helicopter for his inauguration.

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.

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