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New railway line to cut Sofia – Plovdiv travelling time ‘by an hour’

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv

A new railway line being built between Sofia and the town of Elin Pelin will reduce travelling time between the

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Bulgaria 

At Plovdiv’s Great Basilica, foreign ambassadors send messages of tolerance

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Foreign ambassadors to Bulgaria from 20 countries took part in a June 11 ceremony at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site, delivering

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Bulgaria 

The strange case of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv ‘teenage terrorist’: The questions

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Plovdiv

Let me begin with disclosure: I am no expert on terrorism, nor on child psychology, and nor am I a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutors: ‘Islamic State’ recruited 16-year-old who planned Plovdiv bomb attack

June 8, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A 16-year-old boy who had been preparing a bomb attack in central Plovdiv had been recruited by the “Islamic State”,

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Bulgaria 

Terrorist attack in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv thwarted – reports

June 8, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgarian authorities have thwarted a planned terrorist bomb attack in the city of Plovdiv, arresting a boy in his late

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv Food Park Festival opens on June 6

June 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The first Plovdiv Food Park Festival opens on June 6 and continues to June 9, the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation said.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways mulls Sofia – Edirne train, after suspending Plovdiv service

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv

Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s new train service connecting Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and the Turkish city of Edirne has proved short-lived, at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues flood warning for night of June 3

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s weather forecasters have issued a warning of a risk of floods in the evening hours of June 3 and

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Bulgaria 

Floodwaters inundate Forum archaeological site in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 3, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The torrential rains that have hit Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv in recent days have flooded the ancient Forum site at

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