Bulgaria Denies Media Reports of Search for Two Suspected Terrorists Linked to IS

Bulgaria's Interior Ministry has denied media reports it is looking for two suspected terrorists allegedly linked to Islamic State group.

The information that appeared in Bulgarian media on Sunday was "wrong interpretation of measures being taken by the Interior Ministry", the Ministry said in a statement, according to 24 Chasa news daily.

The measures being taken by the ministry that had been subject to wrong interpretation included increased security in the city of Burgas, on the Black Sea coast, relating to the Spirit of Burgas music festival as well as steps directed against illegal migration and circulation of fake identity documents, the ministry said.

Police were reportedly looking for Mimo Popescu, a Romanian national, and Ezida Elham, a French citizen of Iranian descent, 24 Chasa news daily said earlier on Sunday, citing police sources.

The Romanian and French identity cards of the two persons shown on the websites of some media outlets are fake, 24 Chasa quoted the ministry as saying on Sunday evening.

The persons and activites cited by the media were connected to suspected criminal activity involving production of fake identity documents, 24 Chasa said.

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