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More than 50 illegal immigrants caught in Sofia in the past 24 hours

Photo: Nikolay Hristov

More than 50 illegal immigrants from two different groups have been caught in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia in the past 24 hours. All migrants are young men coming from Afghanistan, announced the reporter of the Bulgarian National Radio Nikolay Hristov.

The largest group was caught by teams of the Sofia Police near the village of Lozen. The National Migration Directorate will continue to work with the illegal immigrants.

More than 15 illegal migrants from Afghanistan were caught in another police operation on Wednesday morning near the town of Ihtiman, 




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