Anti-vaccine protesters tried to storm the Bulgarian parliament and briefly scuffled with police during a massive rally against coronavirus restrictions in downtown Sofia.
Tensions rose an hour after about 3,000 people gathered in front of the parliament building, demanding the lifting of a mandatory health pass which they said trampled on their rights and was a back-door means of forcing people to get vaccinated.Protesters, many of whom arrived on buses for the rally, pushed back a police cordon around parliament and reached the front doors of the building.They stopped short of breaking in and called on lawmakers to come out and address their demands.
I do not see the logic of these things," 39-year old engineer Asparuh Mitov told Reuters at the start of the rally.Bulgarians have to wear masks indoors and on public transport and show a health pass, given to people who are vaccinated, recovered or who have tested negative for the virus, to get into restaurants, cafes and shopping malls and gyms.
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