Driver Gets 5-Year Sentence over Car-Smashed Bulgarian Showman

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Sofia City Court gave a five-year sentence to the defendant in a trial over the car crash that took the live of Bulgaria’s famous and controversial TV and radio anchor Emil Trifonov, aka Kembala. Boyan Georgiev, who drove the Mercedes, in which Trifonov was riding on the tragic March 17, 2007, was …

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Bomb Threat against Bulgaria’s Court of Justice Turns out False

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Bulgaria’s Court of Justice building was opened Monday after a bomb tip off, given by an anonymous individual, turned out to be false. Police have not found a planted explosive device after a two-hour check. The signal came around 8.30 in the morning when a man threatened he will blast the buildin…

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Investigation to Exhume Bodies of Murdered Bulgarian Sisters

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The bodies of the Belneyski sisters, brutally murdered in 2006, are probably to be exhumed in a desperate search for clues over the gruesome case, sources close to the investigation told Bulgarian media. A special team is expected to start the exhumation next week, although the prosecutor dealing w…

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Bulgaria GDBOP Deputy Chief Dismissed 8 Weeks after Arrest

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The Deputy Director of Bulgaria’s special GDBOP division for combating organized crime, Ivan Ivanov, was dismissed Monday about eight weeks after he was detained over leaked information accusations. The discharge order was signed by the newly appointed Interior Minister Mihail Mikov, the high-ranki…

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Bulgaria Police Unravel Cab Driver Murder Case

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Police in Bulgaria’s town of Sliven announced Monday they disentangled the murder of the taxi driver Zhivko Prodanov, who was brutally killed on January 3 last year. Authorities managed to arrest the killer and assured they are to reveal more details at a press conference later in the day. Prodano…

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Bomb Tip off Closes Bulgaria Courts of Justice

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Bulgaria’s Court of Justice building was closed Monday as an anonymous individual called to inform there is a bomb planted somewhere inside the premises. The man called around 8.30 a.m. and threatened he will blast the building. Judges, citizens and reporters have been immediately evacuated and …

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Comatose Crash Victim’s Father: Fame Helped Staviiski to Get Desired Sentence

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Fame helped Bulgaria’s skating champion Maxim Staviiski to get lighter sentence, said Monday the father of the 18-year-old Manuela Gorsova, who was left comatose after a fatal car crash the sportsman caused in August 2007. “I am very disappointed of the fact that Burgas Appellate Court confirmed th…

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