Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

SANS reports there is no evidence of terrorist activity in Bulgaria

Photo: BGNES

The State Agency for National Security - SANS has successfully counteracted Russian intelligence activities in Bulgaria in 2019. In its annual report, SANS considers as a serious success the interception of intelligence activities of Russian diplomats and the ban on entry of Gen. Leonid Reshetnikov and businessman Konstantin Malofeev for a period of 10 years.

SANS has no information about terrorist activity in Bulgaria, about planned attacks on Bulgarian citizens and interests abroad or about creating of terrorist structures in this country. SANS assesses risk to public order from the activities of extreme right and left structures as low. 86 pre-trial proceedings and inspections over violations against the country's financial system have also been reported, as defendants are 71.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Caretaker government signs contract for East-West energy corridor feasibility study

A contract between the US Trade and Development Agency and the Electric Power System Operator for the feasibility study for the East-West Energy Corridor was signed at the Council of Ministers.  The funding, amounting to USD 1.2 million, is..

published on 7/22/24 11:26 AM

Nearly 100 hectares of forest land near Petrich is subject to private interests

Residents of the village of Kavrakirovo, near Petrich, came out in protest because of a proposal submitted to the municipal council of the municipality of Petrich, which affects nearly 100 ha of forest land . According to the protesters, it is about the..

published on 7/22/24 11:21 AM

Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence keeps about 440 personnel on standby to fight fires

A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told bTV. About 440 personnel, in 15 formations in southern Bulgaria and seven formations in..

published on 7/22/24 9:36 AM