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The mayor of the Bulgarian town of Vidin, Gergo Gergov, has been arrested on Thursday by the National Security Agency DANS, reports Nova TV national channel.
According to the media, DANS officers searched the offices of Gergov and his deputy Borislava Borisova.
The Vidin municipality press office said the operation was looking for documentation on public tenders for deliveries of foodstuffs for municipal institutions in the period 2011-2014.
In July deputy mayor of Vidin Dobromir Dilov was charged with malfeasance, again in connection with public procurement procedures.
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A serious road accident near Vidin claimed the lives of four people and left seven others injured
Vidin has become the second region in Bulgaria to declare a flu epidemic
The paid "blue zone" parking service in Varna will cease operations on December 16
The mayor of Vidin municipality welcomed a Chinese delegation
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Hackers have reportedly targeted Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), claiming they accessed the data of over 100,000 users and around 1,000 employees through its LIMA system
A transgender woman was reportedly attacked with a sword and beaten in the center of Sofia in what she claims was a homophobic assault
Customs officers at the "Kapitan Andreevo" checkpoint intercepted a significant attempt to smuggle sexual stimulants and cigarettes into Bulgaria from Turkey
A 34-year-old man lost his life after being stabbed during a violent altercation in the village of Kosharitsa
A major criminal network involved in trafficking and reselling heavily damaged vehicles imported from the United States has been dismantled through a large-scale investigation
A Syrian citizen was seriously injured in a stabbing incident near the Central Hall in Sofia late on Sunday evening
Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update
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