Riot police blocked the highway from Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, after angry protests in the city of Cetinje against a new Serbian Orthodox Church archbishop, on Saturday 4 September.

Video shows kilometre-long convoys of cars on the outskirts of the city as the police blocked almost all roads leading to Cetinje, the country's old capital.

Police clashed with protesters in Cetinje as they tried to block the enthronement of a new Serbian Orthodox Church archbishop. They tore down security fences and threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas.

The ceremony planned for Sunday angered opponents of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, which declared independence from neighbouring Serbia in 2006.

Since then, pro-independence Montenegrins have advocated for a recognised Orthodox Christian church separate from the Serbian one.

Local media reports that the enthronement went ahead on Sunday.

This footage was filmed and produced 4 September 2021.

Protesters have clashed with riot police in the old capital of Montenegro, setting up blockades before the inauguration of a new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the small Balkan nation. The ceremony planned for Sunday in Cetinje has angered opponents of the Serbian church in Montenegro, which declared independence from neighbouring Serbia in 2006. Since then, pro-independence Montenegrins have advocated for a recognised Orthodox Christian church that is separate from the Serbian one.

The video shows kilometer-long convoys of cars on the outskirts of the city: the police blocked almost all the roads leading to Cetinje.