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Bus with 25 migrants breaks down near Yambol

Photo: BGNES

A bus with Bulgarian registration plates, transporting 25 illegal migrants, broke down near the entrance to the town of Yambol, Southeastern Bulgaria.

The migrants - young men in good health - have been detained, BNR correspondent Daniela Kostova has reported. The driver fled and police are currently searching for him. The illegal migrants have no documents and said they were coming from Afghanistan.

Translation by Al. Markov




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