BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's capital Belgrade was on edge on Friday ahead of a major anti-government rally this weekend with populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic ramping up efforts to dissuade people from attending.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — As tensions in Serbia soar, students and other opponents of the populist president are gearing up for a major rally in the capital, Belgrade, over the weekend. Momentum has been building in favor of their demands for major changes in the Balkan country, after nearly four months of student-led anti-government protests.

Anti-government protesters in the Serbian capital toppled a tractor in the city on Friday night as thousands of people converged on Belgrade on the eve of a major anti-government rally, despite official warnings that violence was planned and populist government fear-mongering aimed at dissuading people from attending.