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Bulgaria: Protest Against the Green Certificate Began in front of Parliament
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On the day with the most COVID-19 infections since the beginning of the pandemic, a protest against the green certificate blocked the center of Sofia. Demonstrators tried to storm the parliament building, and a police cordon pushed out the protesters.
Several women and police officers were taken out of the crowd after they felt sick or got injured.
Bulgaria: Four police Officers were Injured when Protesters tried to enter the Parliament
Earlier, a young man carrying a gas pistol was arrested. The weapon was confiscated and the detainee was taken to the police station.
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Bulgaria’s PM on the Protests: I would go out in the Square to Talk to the People
The demonstration was organized by the Vazrazhdane political party, which wants the green certificate dropped. Even before the beginning of the protest, the organizers announced that about 10,000 people from all over the country would take part in it.
The Vazrazhdane parliamentary group left the plenary hall during today's sitting of the National Assembly to join the protest.
Meanwhile, the largest police union has called on protesters to avoid escalating tensions. Before the beginning of the demonstration on the square in front of the National Assembly, a water cannon was brought.
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Bulgarian PM: The Green Certificate will not be Revoked
Screams and "f*cking vaccines" at the meeting between Vazrazhdane and the Minister of Health
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