Anti-government protests in Sofia turn violent

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is calling on the government to step down echoing the demands of thousands of protesters for the resignations of the prime minister.

In the biggest protest so far in nearly two months of anti-government rallies, hundreds of police officers in riot gear on Wednesday cordoned off the parliament building trying to protect it from protesters who were throwing stones and plastic bottles, eggs and garbage. Police answered by firing pepper spray at them. Several people have been detained and dozens of injured were taken to hospital.