Border Rally Disperses After Police Seal Off Area

Sečovlje, 27 April - The rally by a Slovenian patriotic outfit in a disputed stretch of the border between Slovenia and Croatia on Saturday dispersed early on Sunday after Slovenian police sealed off the area and asked the protesters to leave.

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The protesters began dispersing after Slovenian police sealed off the bridge on which they wanted to camp.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

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Marjan Podobnik, who heads the 25 June patriotic outfit, speaks on the phone as the protesters began dispersing following the border rally.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

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The protesters wanted to camp on the bridge in the disputed border stretch but gave up after Slovenian police sealed off the area. They claim the police prevented people from delivering supplies to them.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

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The protesters wanted to camp on the bridge in the disputed border stretch but gave up after Slovenian police sealed off the area.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

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