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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
Fears are growing that the refugee exodus will grow to a flood
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