Bulgaria-USA/Iran/Attacks/Protest
Sofia, Bulgaria - March 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Building of Bulgarian Ministry of Defense
2. Protesters
3. Various of protester holding sign reading "Yankee, go home"
4. Protester holding sign reading "Bulgaria says no to war! We want peace, not death!"
5. Various of protesters
6. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Grigorova, protester (full name not given):
"We have gathered here to express our opinion that what the United States has launched is an illegal invasion."
7. Various of protesters
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Bulgaria's Ministry of Defense on Friday night to protest U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and demand that U.S. military aircraft leave Bulgaria.
The protesters carried banners reading "Bulgaria says no to war! We want peace, not death!" and "Yankee, go home!" to voice opposition to what they described as an illegal invasion and to the presence of U.S. military forces in Bulgaria.
"We have gathered here to express our opinion that what the United States has launched is an illegal invasion," said Grigorova, a protester.
Several U.S. military planes have been deployed at Sofia Airport since February. Although the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has denied that they were linked to U.S. military operations against Iran, saying they were deployed to provide logistical support for NATO operations, some Bulgarians remain concerned that this could drag their country into war.
The U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28 launched strikes against Iran, plunging the war-torn Middle East into a new round of violence. Iran has retaliated with a series of counterattacks against Israel and U.S. targets across the region.
Bulgaria-USA/Iran/Attacks/Protest
Dateline : March 6, 2026
Location : Bulgaria
Duration : 0'53
Sofia, Bulgaria - March 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Building of Bulgarian Ministry of Defense
2. Protesters
3. Various of protester holding sign reading "Yankee, go home"
4. Protester holding sign reading "Bulgaria says no to war! We want peace, not death!"
5. Various of protesters
6. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Grigorova, protester (full name not given):
"We have gathered here to express our opinion that what the United States has launched is an illegal invasion."
7. Various of protesters
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Bulgaria's Ministry of Defense on Friday night to protest U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and demand that U.S. military aircraft leave Bulgaria.
The protesters carried banners reading "Bulgaria says no to war! We want peace, not death!" and "Yankee, go home!" to voice opposition to what they described as an illegal invasion and to the presence of U.S. military forces in Bulgaria.
"We have gathered here to express our opinion that what the United States has launched is an illegal invasion," said Grigorova, a protester.
Several U.S. military planes have been deployed at Sofia Airport since February. Although the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has denied that they were linked to U.S. military operations against Iran, saying they were deployed to provide logistical support for NATO operations, some Bulgarians remain concerned that this could drag their country into war.
The U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28 launched strikes against Iran, plunging the war-torn Middle East into a new round of violence. Iran has retaliated with a series of counterattacks against Israel and U.S. targets across the region.
ID : 8469198
Published : 2026-03-08 05:11
Last Modified : 2026-03-08 10:32:27
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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