"ATAKA" NOS AMIS NATIONALISTES BULGARES

Bulgarian Nationalists from ATAKA Party Protested in front of theTurkish Embassy February 19, 2009 Vsekiden.com The Bulgarian capital Sofia has been hit by a significant snowstorm with several centimeters of fresh snow covering all streets and boulevards since the early morning hours Thursday. In the mean time, supporters of the nationalist ATAKA Party have blocked the main Sofia "Vasil Levski" boulevard, in the area of the Turkish Embassy. ATAKA organized Thursday a march to commemorate the 136th anniversary of the hanging of Bulgaria's national hero Vasil Levski. They convened at noon before the Levski's monument in downtown Sofia, where the Party leader Volen Siderov delivered a speech. The ATAKA Members of the Parliament are protesting in front of the Turkish Embassy building with demands that Turkey officially apologizes for the genocide over Bulgarians during the Ottoman yoke and repayment of the USD 10 Billion debt they claim Turkey owes for land taken by force from Bulgarian owners in 1913. (www.ataka.bg) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------