Ivan Zahariev

77 Bulgarian citizens are included in the "black list" of the Turkish Interior Ministry. The reason is that they're suspected for participation in terrorist organizations, according to a report by the Ministry of Interior of our Southern neighbor, dedicated to the fighting with the Islamic State group, quoted by bTV. 

The Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced to four years of imprisonment 20-year-old Ivan Zahariev for training and preparation of possible terrorist attacks, reported BNR.

A dual national arrested in Bulgaria on terrorism charges earlier this week wanted to join extremists fighting in Syria, the Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor's Office says.

The Specialised Criminal Court will review the arrest of the 21-year old man detained over terrorism charges.

Ivan Zahariev was detained in Sofia two days ago, reported bTV. According to the investigating officers, the young man was learning to shoot with a gun and a Kalashnikov rifle.

Zahariev was born in Vietnam. He has dual citizenship - Bulgarian and Australian.