There are victims.
The sixth day of protests against the government ended in Sofia with clashes between protesters and police, with provocateurs acting. Deputy Director of Sofia Police Anton Zlatanov announced this on Wednesday at an urgent briefing.
“At about 11 p.m., the provocateurs threw two pyrotechnic bombs into the crowd in front of the People’s Assembly building. After that, bags of red paint and glass bottles, both full and empty, flew towards the cordon, where policemen were without helmets. An attempt was made to storm the building, the front doors of which had been broken into. Two policemen needed medical help, many were slightly injured and one of the organizers of the action was injured. A total of six people were detained, including one of those who broke down the doors”, – Zlatanov said.
After additional police forces were pulled up to the site of the incident, the situation was quickly normalized.
“The police don’t want any unrest, we once again urge citizens to observe public order and not to give in to provocations”, – the deputy director of police said.
The first mass protest action took place in Bulgaria on July 9, when more than a thousand citizens, representatives of various political parties and public organizations gathered outside the presidential administration building in support of President Rumen Radev. The reason for this was the actions of the prosecutor’s office, which arrested two high-ranking members of the presidential administration. According to political analysts, these actions of the law-enforcement agencies became one of the stages of the political attack on President Radev, who has recently sharply criticized the government of Boyko Borisov. Since that day, rallies and processions have become daily, with a pronounced anti-government character. The protesters, who are organized on social networks, say they intend to continue their actions until the government resigns. On Wednesday, members of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party are expected to submit to parliament a motion for a vote of no confidence in the government due to corruption.