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“Getting our belongings back” protest action in front of police station in Sofia today

The protest tent camp at Eagles’ Bridge before it was raided by police.
Photo: Dobtomir Videv

On this, 62nd day of protests demanding the resignation of the government and of the prosecutor general, participants in the protest tent camps in Sofia will gather from 12 noon until 5 PM in front of district police station No. 2 in Sofia for a protest action “Getting back our belongings seized from the occupation camp.”

The tent camp blockade of the intersection at Eagles’ Bridge, which lasted several weeks, was put an end to by police who raided it, seizing the tents. The protesters whose belongings were seized will be in front of the police station together with their lawyers, BNR’s reporters report.

During yesterday’s 61st evening of protests in Sofia, the protesters marched, as usual, to Eagles’ Bridge where traffic remained blocked for an hour and a half. 



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