Deccan Chronicle

Protest in Bulgaria

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Protesters clash with police during an anti-government demonstrat­ion in Sofia. Bulgarians gathered in downtown Sofia for another anti-government protest Thursday after a demonstrat­ion the night before led to violence, injuries and arrests. Several thousands faced off against riot police in front of the parliament building while demanding the resignatio­ns of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and chief prosecutor Ivan Stoimenov Geshev late Wednesday, A small group began hurling explosives and firecracke­rs at officers. Police put a water cannon between parliament, and the offices of the government and the president and cordoned off the area. Violent clashes erupted.

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