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Unidentified criminals have stolen a total of BGN 2 M from the strong box at an outlet of Fantastiko chain stores, located in the Students' town in Sofia.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight.
Asked for comment, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov blamed the security company for being too lax.
“The security was bad enough to allow criminals to enter the shop, break the safe, take the money and run away,” the minister commented.
An investigation into the case has been launched.
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