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One killed, 25 hurt in 18 serious crashes in a day
Since the start of 2026, 374 people have died on Bulgaria's roads — 41 more than in the same period last year, interior ministry figures show.
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Bulgaria: 120 fires in 24 hours, one person dead
Firefighters responded to 161 emergency calls, and 24 of the fires caused damage to property, the interior ministry says.
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Two Georgians handed suspended sentences over 20 guns found at Kapitan Andreevo
A court in Haskovo approved a plea deal with the two men, who were detained in July at the border crossing, and fined them more than 10,000 euros…
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10 crews fight fire between Harmanli villages Kolarovo and Dositeevo
The fire broke out at midday and is spreading from Kolarovo toward Dositeevo, but the villages are not in danger so far, the regional administration…
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Sofia City Court to decide on appeal against Borislavova's acquittal
Prosecutors again asked for Lena Borislavova to be found guilty, while the defense insisted that her acquittal should be upheld.
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Two killed, 19 hurt in serious road crashes across Bulgaria in one day
Bulgaria saw 17 serious road crashes in the past 24 hours, killing two people and injuring 19, the interior ministry says.
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Thousands of untaxed cigarettes and drugs seized in three cases in Haskovo region
Police seized smuggled cigarettes at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, seized a quantity of plant material (suspected drugs) in Dimitrovgrad and…
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115 fires in 24 hours across Bulgaria, one person hurt
Crews answered 151 emergency calls, and 16 of the fires damaged property, the fire service said.
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Man held in custody over aiding the smuggling of 31kg of marijuana through Kapitan Andreevo
Plovdiv's appeal court has turned down a bid by 40-year-old Georgi Zahariev to have the restraint measure against him softened.
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Chinese lecturer gets suspended sentence for spying for China
Sofia city court has found a Chinese national guilty on two counts of espionage and given him a three-year suspended sentence with five years'…
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Court upholds detention of "prosecutor's son" Vasil Mihaylov (updated)
Sofia's appeal court has kept Vasil Mihaylov in custody and fined him 250 euros for not taking off his hood in the courtroom.
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Police identify two children from Lyubimets over wrecked venue in Dimitrovgrad
Police have identified two minors who damaged property at a venue in a summer garden in Dimitrovgrad, the Haskovo regional police directorate says.
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Haskovo police find drugs on man, 32, and boy, 15; two drug cases opened
Police in Haskovo seized marijuana and methamphetamine from a 32-year-old man and found two bags of crystal meth on a 15-year-old boy on Kartechar…
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Five killed, 19 hurt in 18 crashes in a day, police say
Five people died and 19 were hurt in 18 road crashes across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, the interior ministry says.
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Vazrazhdane calls for hearing of interior minister over Iliyan Filipov's killing (updated)
The party wants interior minister Ivan Demerdzhiev and acting interior ministry secretary general Lyubomir Nikolov to appear before the internal…