Serbian officials deny illegal sonic weapon attack on peaceful protesters

As this weapon pushes gas out of its cylinder at speeds of 185mph, its expulsion produces a howling noise which has been compared to a jet engine, along with vortex rings that may be ionized. This would create electromagnetic interference with devices such as hearing aids, corroborating reports made by witnesses at the protest,

it said

These are all shameful lies that harm both the state of Serbia and its police, which did their utmost to preserve peace and security at this gathering. I repeat once again, the Serbian police have never used illegal means in their history, not even on March 15,

he said

It is important for history to see how they lied,

he said, referring to those who claim the sonic weapon was used

This act represents a blatant display of force and an attempt to incite chaos, aiming to delegitimise protests and criminalise peaceful citizens."

It added

There are significant concerns about the high potential of acoustic weapons to cause serious and permanent injury,

the nonprofit said

We only had so much time to look at each other and say: 'What is this?'

Simin said, ... adding that

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy strongly condemns the unlawful and inhumane deployment of prohibited weapons, such as acoustic devices, against peaceful protesters during a public gathering of hundreds of thousands of citizens paying tribute to victims of the collapsed roof in Novi Sad."

The Belgrade Center for Security Policy, a Serbian NGO, said in a statement

That sound was not heard on the streets of Belgrade on Saturday night,

the Serbian president added

I fell backwards, with my pelvis probably on the curb. I hit my head on a metal post, my friend fell over me, and someone else, too,

she added

I am asking … the Ministry of Justice and the prosecutor’s office to react, either to prosecute those who used it, and we know they didn’t, but let’s check,

Vučić said

The reaction of the crowd, that they felt as if something had passed by them was a consequence of the use of sound, with the aim of scaring them,

MP Zdravko Ponoš told the Sarajevo Times

This is just the beginning of the end, a process which I hope will end soon.”

Protestor Dejan Simic said