In pictures: Belgrade gay march clashes

Hundreds of Serbian nationalists have attacked gay and lesbian rights activists who were holding their first ever march in the Yugoslav capital, Belgrade.

Reports say police fired warning shots in an attempt to stop the scuffling in the city's central square. At least five people, one of them a policeman, were reportedly injured.

Some went on to stone the offices of a political party that backed the extradition of Slobodan Milosevic.

Attacks seemed to be organised and involved skinheads, Serbian nationalists and football fans

Bands of young men attacked activists, circling them one by one and kicking them until police intervened

Several people were reportedly injured, including some police officers in the capital's main square

Gay activists vowed to continue their struggle for democracy

Police were outnumbered and unprepared for the attacks

The march is one of several Gay Pride events being held in Europe this month