Bulgaria Govt Confirms Arrest of French National en Route to Turkey

Crime | September 29, 2016, Thursday // 12:51
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Govt Confirms Arrest of French National en Route to Turkey

A 20-year-old French national was detained at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey over suspected terror links, Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has said.

Her words have become the first official comment on French media reports about the detention.

Le Figaro, however, had earlier announced the detention had taken place on the Bulgaria-Serbia border.

According to Bachvarova, authorities arrested the French national at Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, as he was to enter Turkey.

The Interior Ministry has refused to name the site where the suspect is being held, citing "security grounds."

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