Bulgaria: Eight People Injured During Protests in Sofia

People ♦ Published: June 18, 2013; 11:12 ♦ (Vindobona)

Thousands of Bulgarian citizens walked the streets of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia for the fourth day in a row to demonstrate for Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski’s resignation.

Bulgaria: Eight People Injured During Protests in Sofia / Picture: © Vindobona.org

More then 7,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the the seat of government, demanding the new Prime Minister’s resignation and blocking the inner city’s main roads.

During clashes between protesters and extreme nationalists, who threw stones and bottles at each other, eight persons were injured and one protester was arrested, as reported by radio station BNR. During that…