Serbian police reportedly use sonic cannon against protesters

Serbian police reportedly use sonic cannon against protesters
Video footage from the protest shows demonstrators scattering.
By bne IntelliNews March 16, 2025

The Serbian police have been accused of using a sonic cannon against protesting students on March 15 when the largest protest against strongman Aleksandar Vucic was held in the capital Belgrade.

According to local authorities, the rally gathered around 100,000 people, but independent observers and aerial footage suggest the number was much higher, at between 275,000 and 325,000.

A video, posted on X by a protester, shows the moment when all protesters on one street scattered after the use of the weapon. A sound can be heard as well.

The LRAC sonic cannon is an acoustic weapon that fires a targeted "beam" of sound at very high volume, up to 160 dB, according to Visegrad24.

The weapon was allegedly used during the 15-minute silence protesters were holding to pay tribute to the 15 people who died after a roof collapse at the railway station in Novi Sad in November 2024.

The incident fuelled accusations of government corruption and mismanagement, escalating into a broad movement against President Vucic.

Vucic has called on the Prosecutor's Office to investigate the alleged use of the sonic cannon. However, he suggested that the story was fake news, and demanded the prosecution of those who first published the story.

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