In pictures: Macedonia's night of anger

Simmering tension in Macedonia finally spilled into street violence, as thousands of people took to the streets of the capital, Skopje. Their anger was fuelled by a government ceasefire with ethnic Albanian rebels - who were allowed to withdraw, fully armed, from a village just outside Skopje.

Thousands filled the streets outside parliament

Soldiers and police reservists joined the demonstrators

A police car was destroyed, its lights still blazing

Some protesters waved Macedonian flags...

...others waved crucifixes or climbed onto vehicles

The anger was sparked by this - a convoy of rebel buses leaving Aracinovo under Nato escort

Angry civilians gathered nearby, incredulous and furious that the rebels were leaving fully armed

The anger was taken out on US soldiers who had formed part of the escort

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