More than 100,000 people each day flock to outdoor concerts here, despite the air raid sirens. Similar rallies have been held in other cities and towns of Serbia, as well as Montenegro. Sometimes, the demonstrators visit places that have already been hit, such as the bridges in Novi Sad over the Danube. These are not gatherings in support of Yugoslav President Slobodon Milosevic. Neither are these the gatherings of Serbs who are uninformed about what is happening in Kosovo.
Most people here think they know very well about the plight of refugees.
It is not that people are not afraid. Fear exists and people don't hide it. But the dominant feelings are anger and defiance. A rich repertoire of Serbian curses follows. Before the outbreak of fighting in Kosovo in February 1998, the Yugoslav army had been reduced by the regime to being little more than a police force.