Scuffles broke out in the Serbian parliament on Monday after opposition legislators raised banners accusing the ruling coalition of trying to shirk responsibility for the collapse of a train station roof that killed 15 people earlier this month.

The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a rail station in Serbia has raised tensions across the Balkan county, fueling widespread anger toward the government and protests after the failure claimed 15 lives in the northern city of Novi Sad.

Scuffles and fistfights between ruling party and opposition lawmakers broke out in Serbia's parliament on Monday, weeks after a deadly rail station roof collapse that killed 15.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade A physical altercation broke out in the Serbian parliament on November 25, as ruling party MPs, opposition members and ministers clashed during the second regular sitting of the legislative session.