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Earthquake in Bulgaria with a Magnitude above 4.5

There was an earthquake in Bulgaria around 3:30 p.m. today. According to the European Seismological Center, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale. The epicenter is 17 km southeast of Plovdiv, 3 km from Asenovgrad and 146 km from the capital, according to data from the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

Bulgaria: Police caught 10 Syrians on Trakia Highway - Two Women were Detained

Ten illegal migrants from Syria were caught on "Trakia" highway - near the village of Tsaratsovo, Plovdiv region, announced the prosecutor's office.

Detained and charged are two women, both aged 29. They are charged with helping refugees cross the country illegally.

Bulgaria: A Student was found Dead in front of his Home in Panagyurishte

A 17-year-old student from a Plovdiv school was found dead in front of his home in the town of Panagyurishte.

This was confirmed by the spokesman of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Pazardzhik, Miroslav Stoyanov.

No signs of violence were found on the body.

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: We can Join Schengen with a Caretaker or Regular Government

"The Bulgarian services had operational information about the ambulance captured with 23 migrants in the Plovdiv village of Trud, there is still no information on what charges will be brought against the migrant traffickers". This was stated in Belitsa by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivan Demerdzhiev, who participated in a festive service in the renovated church "St. George".

Bulgaria: A Ukrainian was Arrested for Transporting Migrants on “Trakia” Highway

A 23-year-old Ukrainian national was arrested this morning after being caught transporting 14 migrants from Syria. The district prosecutor's office in Plovdiv is monitoring the rapid proceedings in the case, announced the press center of the state prosecution.

Bulgaria: Four People Died in a Car Crash on the Pazardzhik - Plovdiv Road

Four people died in a serious accident on the Plovdiv - Pazardzhik road, the Ministry of the Interior told the National Television.

According to initial information, two cars collided head-on.

The accident happened around 4:00 p.m. on the Pazardzhik - Plovdiv road, in the section between the villages of Malo Konare and Govedare.

Today marks 80 years since the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews

March 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews in the old borders of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from the Nazi death camps. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Exarch Stefan, Patriarch Kirill, public figures, individual politicians such as Dimitar Peshev, the protests of our civil society had an active role in it.

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