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Interior Ministry again mulls draconian measures in wake of football hooliganism outrage

The Bulgarian Interior Ministry plans to carry pout draconian measures to curb football hooliganism, Interior Minister Valentin Radev has said.

This has taken place in the wake of an incident with a squib during the CSKA-Levski derby on 18 April in which a policewoman was hurt in Vasil Levski National Stadium downtown Sofia.

Minister Radev has discussed future security measures with the President of the Bulgarian Football Union Borislav Mihaylov and with Minister of Sport Krasen Kralev. The Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Interior have agreed to draw up a joint strategy against vandalism during football matches. 




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