A floating mine was spotted in the sea off Kabakum beach in Varna, some 250 meters offshore.
The sighting was reported this morning to the police in the city. The area was sealed off, and the people from the nearby fishing village evacuated, after which the mine was destroyed by the military by controlled detonation.
The Bulgarian navy stand in readiness to take mine countermeasures so as to ensure safe navigation in Bulgaria’s maritime areas, the Ministry of Defence says.
Late last night, the National Astronomical Observatory-Rozhen detected a glowing object the size of a car or a bus. The observatory’s director Nikola Petrov told BNT that it was not a meteorite or asteroid, but debris from artificial satellites..
On this day, 90 years ago, the dedication of the Freedom Monument on Mount Shipka took place. It was erected in memory of the fallen heroes of the defended place during the Battle of Shipka, around which the decisive battles for the Russo-Turkish War..
Sunny weather will prevail on Monday. In the afternoon and until midnight, cumulus and cumulus-rain clouds will develop and in some places there will be short-term precipitation accompanied by thunder. They will be more significant in the extreme..
Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil has called on the faithful to pray for the strengthening of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is threatened with closure ...
About 40 parent organizations from across the country supported changes to the Preschool and School Education Act, banning the propaganda of..
Police officers and citizens took part in a charity pedestrian procession in Burgas in memory of two employees of the Ministry of the Interior - Atanas..
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