Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that members of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) have arrived in Belgrade following allegations regarding the use of a “sonic cannon” during a protest on March 15, which the authorities refute.

According to Vučić, the FSB delegation arrived in Belgrade on the evening of March 28 and is expected to stay for seven to eight days, after which they will disclose their findings concerning the “sonic cannon.”

“To dispel further misconceptions and demonstrate what is being used to mislead,” Vučić stated, referring to the opposition, during his visit to Pionirski Park, where the “Students 2.0” group, advocating for education reform, is active.

Recently, Serbian authorities have requested independent investigations by both the FBI and Russia’s FSB into the alleged deployment of sound cannons during the protest on March 15 in Belgrade.

During the March 15 protest, initiated by students, while hundreds of thousands of citizens silently commemorated the victims of the Novi Sad incident, attendees along King Milan Street abruptly fled the roadway, claiming to experience intense and unusual sounds and vibrations.

As of now, there is no official explanation for the reaction recorded during the protest.

Post-protest accounts detail loud noises, bodily vibrations, and some individuals reporting heat-related symptoms.

Numerous testimonies have emerged concerning health issues in the days following the protest.

The protesting students accused the authorities of employing a “sound cannon,” a sentiment echoed by much of the opposition.

Protests in Serbia have been ongoing for months, demanding accountability for the collapse of the concrete canopy at the Novi Sad Railway Station on November 1, which resulted in 16 fatalities and one serious injury.

In a matter of days, the Serbian government shifted from asserting that the police do not possess a “sonic cannon” to taking legal action against anyone spreading “such falsehoods” and “disturbing the public,” eventually conceding that while sonic devices are owned by the police, they have “never been deployed.”

The “sonic cannon” is categorized within non-lethal weaponry designed for police and military applications, including riot control, defense against attacks, or long-range communication.

News