There was a widely reported violent incident in Sofia last week, when Muslims were attacked whilst leaving prayers at the main mosque in Sofia.
The fighting arose from a protest by the far right ATAKA party against the loudspeakers placed on the mosque to assist the call to prayer (or that was the excuse). There were several injuries on both sides with the muslim based DPS party blaming ATAKA for the provocation, and ATAKA saying that the Muslims started the trouble.
This time of year there are several public holidays that commemorate Bulgarian culture and history and they are usually an excuse for extremists to grandstand their views.In order to illustrate this point there was further ATAKA inspired trouble at commemorations of the Batak massacre.
Not only does ATAKA raise its profile by these menacing clown antics, but the DPS can also rally it's own troops in the face of a perceived threat.
Bulgarian politics may be a pathetic joke but these incidents are far from funny.
The fighting arose from a protest by the far right ATAKA party against the loudspeakers placed on the mosque to assist the call to prayer (or that was the excuse). There were several injuries on both sides with the muslim based DPS party blaming ATAKA for the provocation, and ATAKA saying that the Muslims started the trouble.
This time of year there are several public holidays that commemorate Bulgarian culture and history and they are usually an excuse for extremists to grandstand their views.In order to illustrate this point there was further ATAKA inspired trouble at commemorations of the Batak massacre.
Not only does ATAKA raise its profile by these menacing clown antics, but the DPS can also rally it's own troops in the face of a perceived threat.
Bulgarian politics may be a pathetic joke but these incidents are far from funny.
Thank-you for your post, please re-read my post, but, if you are a partisan of Ataka, then it will be pointless.My point was extremism is bad if it is just hate.And that Bulgarian politics is a travesty.
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