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A number of police have to break away from the barricade as they are hit with pepper spray
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A number of police have to break away from the barricade as they are hit with pepper spray

The footage cuts after the initial spraying to multiple officers moaning as others hastily offer them water.

The officers are seen feverishly flushing their eyes.

Bulgarian authorities have since said nobody was seriously hurt during the incident.

The Sofia Globe reported that protesters were called around cost-of-living issues and seeking the resignation of the government.

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There have been growing calls for a referendum on the country's democratic system, according to

Many want a direct democracy as opposed to the current parliamentary representative republic framework, in which the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.

There have also been calls for a crackdown on corruption.

This is the moment a bungling cop spray pepper spray on his own colleagues
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This is the moment a bungling cop spray pepper spray on his own colleagues
Many of the cops are totally incapacitated by the pepper spray
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Many of the cops are totally incapacitated by the pepper spray
Cops splashed water on their hands as they desperately tried to wash out their eyes
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Cops splashed water on their hands as they desperately tried to wash out their eyes
A policeman is shown in pain after the spraying
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A policeman is shown in pain after the spraying

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