Shooting Stops 5 Illegal Immigrants from Entering Bulgaria

Crime | May 27, 2006, Saturday // 00:00

Five Georgian citizens aged 22 to 39 have been arrested when attempting to trespass the green border near the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint.

The five intruders tried to escape and opposed the arrest therefore the border officials were forced to shoot in the air to stop them, commissar Krassimir Petrov told local Darik radio.

The illegal immigrants were tracked with a night vision device. They were all young men coming from Turkey. They are now detained in Svilengrad. An investigation has been launched into the case.

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