COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, WORLD NEWS: In Yugoslavia, anger is mounting over the government's position to shut down several opposition- controlled media. CNN's George Bryant (ph) reports on the street protests that followed in central Belgrade.</s>GEORGE BRYANT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Riot police in Belgrade prevented a large group of protesters from joining marchers demonstrating against the closure of several news organizations in Serbia. After a night-time football match, supporters of the Red Star football team tried to join opposition supporters outside the building that houses the B2-92 radio and Studio B television stations. Riot police held them back. Early Wednesday, police padlocked the offices of both B2-92 and Studio B and closed down Blic, a popular private newspaper, along with the student-run radio station named Index. Pro-democracy student group Otpor said police detained at least 11 of its members. The government says the crackdown is necessary and has been threatening action against opposition groups since Saturday's killing of a leading supporter of President Slobodan Milosevic in Novi Sad. The Yugoslav president blames opposition groups for the killing, a claim they deny. International reaction to the crackdown has been swift. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe condemned the move and is planning to ask Russia to use its influence to end the standoff. In Washington, the U.S. State Department said Belgrade's move to silence criticism of the government, quote, "smacks of Bolshevik-style oppression." George Bryant, CNN.
Anger Mounts Over Media Crackdown In Yugoslavia