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2 Bodies Inaccessible, 2 Blown Away in Bulgarian Capital Blast

Two bodies are still inaccessible in the elevator, that was blown up in the Bul Ins office in downtown Sofia, on Monday. No information about their identity has yet been confirmed.

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 595

4 Confirmed Dead in Sofia Insurance Company Blast

Four people were killed in an explosion that ripped the office of insurance company Bul Ins in downtown Sofia on Monday, governmental speaker Dimitar Tsonev said.

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4708

Bulgaria's PM Informed about Sofia Blast

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg has been informed about the blast at the office of Bul Ins, governmental speaker Dimitar Tsonev said after a meeting with Interior Chief Secretary General Boyko Borissov.

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 458

Interpetrolium Owner "Among Victims of Bulgarian Capital Blast"

Unconfirmed reports say one of the victims of the blast in Sofia insurance company Bul Ins is Stoil Slavov, one of the owners of Interpetrolium and Partners. Interpetrolium and Partners company is said to have links to the obsolete ex-grouping SIC.

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 896

Reports: 4 Killed in Bulgarian Insurance Company Blast

Four people were killed in an explosion that ripped the office of insurance company Bul Ins in downtown Sofia on Monday, local Info radio reported.

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2467

Prosecutors Want Life Sentence for Swedish FM Murderer

Prosecutors demanded on Monday that Mijailo Mijailovic, a 25-year-old Swede of Serbian origin who killed Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh, be sentenced to life in prison, DPA reported.

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1161

Sofia Dubs 2003 Successful Despite Karbala Drama

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov, named 2003 a successful year as far as foreign affairs are concerned, despite five deaths in Karbala. "We will overcome sorrow and look forward, as Bulgaria is to face more challenges this year," Parvanov said.

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 556

Bulgarian Drug Suspect "Unaware" of Murder Plot

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Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 580

Bulgaria Seeks Weighty UN Role

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg opened Monday a special conference entitled "Bulgaria in the United Nations (UN) Security Council". Other top statesmen and foreign envoys to the country - including Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, Stefan Tafr

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 457

Karbala Attack Injured 13, No Bulgarians Hurt

Two bombs went off late on Sunday evening in the Iraqi city of Karbala, injuring 13 people, media reported. Early on Monday Bulgaria's Army Chief General Nikola Kolev said that no people from the Bulgarian peacekeeping contingent in the southern Iraqi cit

Politics | January 19, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 464

AFP: Thirteen Injured In Karbala Explosion

Thirteen people were injured, one heavily at an explosion near the center of Karbala, local hospital source announced, cited by AFP. The bomb was reported to be hidden in a package left on the street in the city centre nearby the Shrine of Abbas, a rever

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 408

161 Ships Monitored on Contraband

Border authorities of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey keep in close monitoring 161 ships suspected of trafficking in people, cigarettes and oil contraband, PARI Daily informed on Monday. A unified information system for sea areas control will be built under

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 380

Bulgarian Karbala Returnee: The Attack Was Unavoidable

The attack against the Bulgarian camp in Karbala was unavoidable, private Stanislav Ivanov, who returned with the first Bulgarian peacekeeping troops from Iraq, told to the Bulgarian National TV on Sunday. We had already shot down the two drivers of the

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 489

Midnight Shell Gun Blast in Bulgaria's Capital

A manual shell gun was found Sunday morning in the Feja Restaurant, which is uninhabited but in close proximity to the center of capital Sofia. The gun can be used only for one-time shooting, police sources explained.

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 770

Two Bulgarians Robbed Spanish Hotels

Two Bulgarians were seized in the Canarian capital Tenerife, as part of robbery bands operating in hotel rooms, a local daily informed, cited by Bulgarian national radio. Among the detainees there are also Algerians, Spaniards and Romanians.

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 331

Bulgarian Cocaine Smuggler Seized at Columbia Airport

A Bulgarian carrying 8 kg of cocaine was arrested Sunday at the international Eldorado Airport in Bogota, Colombian news sources reported. The drugs were hidden in a double-bottomed suitcase.

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 658

Independent: Bulgaria Listed As Back-Street Med Factories Shelter

Bulgaria, together with Poland and Turkey, is high on the list of places to visit where counterfeit drugs and back-street medicine factories are tracked down, the British Independent Daily wrote on Sunday. That underworld business churns out millions of

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 566

Manual Shell Gun Found in a Sofia Restaurant

A manual shell gun was found in the Feja Restaurant, which is uninhabited but in close proximity to the center of capital Sofia. Police are checking if the gun had been used.

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 378

Number of Dead and Injured in Baghdad Scores Up

A massive suicide truck bomb loaded with 500 kg of explosives has caused the dead of 23 Iraqis and two Americans and left over 130 people wounded nearby the "assassin's gate" in front of the former presidential palace, used by the coalition administration

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 430

Car Bomb Kills 16 Iraqis, 2 Americans in Iraq

Sixteen Iraqis and two Americans were killed as a suicide driver detonated a car bomb outside the main gate to the headquarters compound of the U.S.

Politics | January 18, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 422

Jewellery Smuggle of USD 80,000 Foiled

Eleven kgs of golden and silver jewellery, worth of USD 80,000, were confiscated by the Danube Bridge Customs. The smuggled goods were hidden in a secretive openining in a bus traveling from Turkey to Romania.

Politics | January 17, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 464
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