Some 200 people protest against dismantling Vyšehrad railway bridge

More than 200 people protested on Saturday afternoon in Prague against the planned dismantling of the historic Vyšehrad railway bridge spanning the Vltava River.

People formed a chain stretched across the entire length of the bridge's southern footbridge in order to point out the cultural and symbolic value.

The event was organised by the organisation Nebourat or Do Not Demolish, which previously initiated a petition against dismantling the bridge signed by some 17,500 people.

Earlier this year, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre asked the Czech authorities not to go ahead with the plans to demolish and replace the bridge.