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Today, April 20, the Mountain Rescue Service organizes on Mount Vitosha near Sofia a demonstration of a mountain rescue action with the participation of specially trained dogs. Photo: BGNES


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Bulgarian President Rumen Radev offered a wreath at the monument of revolutionary Georgi Rekovski in the yard of the Sofia based Military Academy “Georgi Stoykov Rakovski” on the occasion of the 105th anniversary since the inauguration of the academy. Photo: BTA

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The European Championship in Taekwon-do was officially opened in Arena Armeets in Sofia. The tournament is part of the initiative “Sofia – European capital of sports 2018”. After the opening ceremony the start was given to the competition in the “Patterns” discipline. Photo: BTA


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On the occasion of the 141st anniversary since the April Uprising, a commemorative mass was served at the monument of Georgi Benkovski in the seaside park in Varna. Benkovski, whos true name was Gavril Gruev Hlatev (1843-1876), was a revolutionary and one of the leading figures of the Bulgarian anti-Ottoman April Uprising. Georgi Benkovski lost his life during the uprising battles.  Photo: BGNES


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