Honoring the Equals of the Apostles: Saints Constantine and Helena in Bulgaria
Bulgarians honor Saints Constantine and Helena, who are venerated as the Equals of the Apostles
Police in 22 European countries, including Bulgaria, have arrested 112 suspects in an online child pornography investigation, Europe's police agency, Europol, announced.
"So far, in 22 countries we have identified 269 suspects with 112 arrests," Europol director Rob Wainwright said.
The investigation, named Operation Icarus, was ongoing and more arrests were expected, said Mr Wainwright.
The operation targeted those sharing the most extreme forms of video material, which included babies and toddlers being sexually abused and raped.
One of the suspects arrested for downloading illegal material was believed to be grooming a young child, but had not yet met the child face to face, Europol said in a statement.
The participating countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Croatia, Norway, Switzerland.
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