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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Un urged to probe sonic weapon allegedly used on serbian protesters - The Untold Story

A device resembling a sonic cannon on a police vehicle in Belgrade on the day of the protests (Credit: AFP)

Serbian activists delivered a petition with more than half a million signatures to the UN in Belgrade Tuesday demanding an international investigation into the alleged use of sonic weapons against protesters during last month's massive anti-corruption demonstrations.

Serbia's largest protest in decades descended into panic, triggered by an unexplained noise. Social media footage showed crowds fleeing, prompting claims that a sonic weapon or "sound cannon" was used on the protesters -- something authorities have strongly denied.

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