Serbian police firstly tested LRAD 450 XL sonic wave weapon on refugees in 2023
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Serbian article: https://birn.rs/srpska-policija-zvucno-oruzje-migranti-sombor/
German article: https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20250320_OTS0008/serbische-polizei-testete-schallkanone-2023-zuerst-an-gefluechteten
Now, according to research by the respected Balkan Insight Research Network it is clear that the same sound cannon was already used in November 2023 against refugees in the suburbs of the city of Sombor, which is not far from the Croatian and Hungarian border. The device was used at a time when the Serbian police, under pressure from the EU, began to use the the Serbian-Hungarian border as a route for refugees and forced deported thousands of refugees to the south of the country. Prior to this known to have been great political pressure from Austria.
“People ran in panic”
“On November 7, 2023, at 1 p.m., 35 refugees - mainly men, but also children and men, but also children and women - tried to flee across the fields from an to flee in panic from an abandoned house. Across the fields you could hear a loud, pain-inducing noise across the fields,” BIRN writes, referring to aid organizations aid organizations that documented the incident in detail at the time. documented the incident in detail at the time.
“During the panic, one of the policemen behind the house where the refugees were staying emitted a loud noise from a device that was more reminiscent of a weapon. It can be assumed that the aim of the action was to catch the fugitives more quickly,” the BIRN article continues.The LRAD 450 XL sonic weapon
After the demonstrations in Belgrade at the latest, it is clear that it was probably the LRAD 450 XL sonic device that was used against demonstrating Serbian students. “It's a textbook example of how police violence, which initially only affects refugees, has an internal impact and later affects society as a whole. This is exactly what we have been warning against for years, that the dismantling of the rights of refugees also means the dismantling of the rights of all people begins,” says Petar Rosandić, chairman of SOS Balkan Route.
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Serbian article: https://birn.rs/srpska-policija-zvucno-oruzje-migranti-sombor/
German article: https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20250320_OTS0008/serbische-polizei-testete-schallkanone-2023-zuerst-an-gefluechteten
Now, according to research by the respected Balkan Insight Research Network it is clear that the same sound cannon was already used in November 2023 against refugees in the suburbs of the city of Sombor, which is not far from the Croatian and Hungarian border. The device was used at a time when the Serbian police, under pressure from the EU, began to use the the Serbian-Hungarian border as a route for refugees and forced deported thousands of refugees to the south of the country. Prior to this known to have been great political pressure from Austria.
“People ran in panic”
“On November 7, 2023, at 1 p.m., 35 refugees - mainly men, but also children and men, but also children and women - tried to flee across the fields from an to flee in panic from an abandoned house. Across the fields you could hear a loud, pain-inducing noise across the fields,” BIRN writes, referring to aid organizations aid organizations that documented the incident in detail at the time. documented the incident in detail at the time.
“During the panic, one of the policemen behind the house where the refugees were staying emitted a loud noise from a device that was more reminiscent of a weapon. It can be assumed that the aim of the action was to catch the fugitives more quickly,” the BIRN article continues.The LRAD 450 XL sonic weapon
After the demonstrations in Belgrade at the latest, it is clear that it was probably the LRAD 450 XL sonic device that was used against demonstrating Serbian students. “It's a textbook example of how police violence, which initially only affects refugees, has an internal impact and later affects society as a whole. This is exactly what we have been warning against for years, that the dismantling of the rights of refugees also means the dismantling of the rights of all people begins,” says Petar Rosandić, chairman of SOS Balkan Route.
(German article translated with DeepL)
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