FILE PHOTO: A man shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the Court of Justice after prosecutors raided the Bulgarian president's offices as part of investigations, in Sofia, Bulgaria, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian police arrested 18 people late on Friday after scuffles during anti-corruption protests near a demonstration by government supporters in the centre of the capital Sofia.
Several thousand people took to the streets accusing the country's chief prosecutor and centre-right government of deliberately delaying investigations into links between graft-prone officials and local oligarchs.
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