Bulgaria’s first gay pride ends in 60 arrests amid violence
”Bulgaria is in the EU now. People have to accept us like normal human beings. We are not criminals…. Hostility comes from misunderstanding.”
51-year-old German engineer Peter Moews who lives in Sofia, Bulgaria, a Eastern European country that lies on the Mediterranean between Romania, Greece and Turkey. (AFP) Only 100-150 GBLT and supportive marchers took place and it is reported that rocks, eggs and even a petrol bomb were hurled at the group by right-wing extremists. (Reuters)
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