(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, APR 8 - Serbian activists delivered a
petition with more than half a million signatures to the UN in
Belgrade Tuesday demanding an international investigation into
the alleged use of sonic weapons against protesters during last
month's massive anti-corruption demonstrations. Serbia's largest
protest in decades descended into panic, triggered by an
unexplained noise. Social media footage showed crowds fleeing,
prompting claims that a sonic weapon or "sound cannon" was used
on the protesters -- something authorities have strongly denied.
Several Serbian civil society groups say they collected over
3,000 testimonies, with some protesters reporting lasting health
issues. Some protesters said they heard a noise resembling that
of a plane about to crash, while others said it sounded like a
car rushing toward them. The petition was launched by the
KreniPromeni (Go for Change) movement calling for an independent
international investigation into the incident. It also urges
that those who ordered, enabled or used such a weapon be held
accountable. "The nearly 600,000 people who signed this petition
reflect a high level of civic awareness,"movement president Savo
Manojlovic told reporters. Photos published after the protest
show a police vehicle with a large device mounted on its bonnet.
(ANSA-AFP).
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