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Forest Guard Discover Dead Immigrant Near Bulgarian-Turkish Border
Society | November 28, 2014, Friday // 11:58
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Forest guards discovered the dead body of an immigrant near the Bulgarian-Turkish border in the Malko Tarnovo region, reports the Burgas police.
The body of the unidentified man was found near the river Mladezhka in the Strandzha mountain, not far away from the village of Zvezdets.
According to the police, he most likely died of hypothermia. They did not find documents on the body and suspect the man was part of a larger group that crossed illegally into Bulgaria.
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