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Bulgarian Police Find 43 Migrants In Van


Eighteen migrants from Afghanistan were found dead in this van near Sofia on February 17.
Eighteen migrants from Afghanistan were found dead in this van near Sofia on February 17.

Bulgarian police have found a van carrying 43 migrants near the town of Ihtiman, 55 kilometers southeast of the capital, Sofia. Sofia District Prosecutor Natalia Nikolova told the media that 10 of the migrants were children. She said all of the migrants appeared to be healthy. The discovery comes after 18 migrants were found dead on February 17 in an abandoned truck near Sofia. Another 34 people were found in serious condition. Five people have been charged in that case. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service, click here.

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