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Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner and Presidential hopeful, Meglena Kuneva, believes local police must solve more criminal cases in order to prevent new ones. Photo by BGNES
The overnight blasts in the Bulgarian capital Sofia portray an extremely alarming picture of the political situation in Bulgaria, according to Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner and Presidential hopeful, Meglena Kuneva.
Kuneva made the statement Tuesday in the southern city of Sliven, where she went with her candidate for Vice President, Lyubomir Hristov, to meet with the local initiative committee supporting their run and with citizens. She commented for journalists the overnight explosions in front of the offices of two Bulgarian opposition parties, rocking Sofia and damaging neighboring buildings.
The former Commissioner stressed that every unsolved criminal case opens the doors for a new one, giving as example the February 10 blast in front of the offices of the anti-government tabloid Galeria weekly where perpetrators remain unknown and at large.
"We cannot count on miracles every time; on hopes these people will put enough explosives in the device in order to avoid human casualties. This crime occurring just one day before the official release of the European Commission's monitoring report on the judicial system and on internal affairs is detrimental; it is not a good signal," Kuneva pointed out.
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