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Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry issues warning over travelling to Brussels

Flowers are placed outside the bank branch where two Swedish soccer fans were shot dead in a terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023.
Photo: EPA/BGNES

Bulgarian citizens should not undertake unnecessary trips to Brussels until the level of terrorist alert changes, and those already in the capital of Belgium should refrain from unnecessary movements within the city and be extremely cautious when in public places. This is advised by the Situation Center of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

The warning comes after a terrorist opened fire on a group of Swedish soccer fans, killing two of them. The Belgian National Security Council lowered the terrorist alert level for the capital Brussels from level 4 to level 3. Level 3 remains for the country. Competent Belgian authorities call for increased vigilance and to avoid unnecessary travel.

The development of the situation and the level of threat, as well as recommendations for the behavior of citizens, can be followed in real time on the website of the Belgian National Crisis Center (in French, Dutch, German and English) at https://centredecrise.be/fr/newsroom/fusillade-bruxelles.

In case of need for assistance, Bulgarian citizens in Belgium can contact the Bulgarian diplomatic representation in Brussels, at phone number: +32 2 374 47 88; +32 2 374 08 66 and on-duty telephone during non-working hours: 32 473 981 042, as well as at the address: Embassy.Brussels@mfa.bg

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Bulgarian citizens, when traveling, temporarily or permanently residing abroad, take advantage of the opportunity to register in the section "I am traveling for..." at the following address: https://mfa.bg/bg/embassyinfo.



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