Lozen

Bulgarian police detained a group of illegal migrants following a high-speed chase on Sofia's ring road. The incident occurred just before noon, near the village of Lozen. The chase began when a car with foreign plates failed to stop despite multiple police signals.

The Bulgarian government has decided to allocate EUR 100,000 as first aid to Croatia to help the Balkan neighbor  repair the damage from the powerful earthquake in which seven people died.

A truck hit a bus, moving along the Lozen-Sofia line on Trakia highway, 7 people were hospitalized, two of them with heavier injuries. This was reported by the Ministry of Interior Press Office.

The signal was reported at 7:12 a.m. and the first ambulance went at about 7.21 a.m. The crash has happened between the "Crunchy Moss" and the Ravno Field Branch.

Robbers have stolen an ATM in the town of Dupnitsa on Christmas Eve, Nova TV reported on Friday.

The ATM was loaded with some BGN 200,000 (EUR 100,000) before Christmas, Nova TV said. However, it was not immediately clear how much money there was in the ATM at the time of the robbery.

 With fireworks and celebrations, the American English Academy (AEA) has marked the beginning of the new 2015/2016 school year for the 24th time to admit pupils aged between 3 and 18.

Electricity distribution company CEZ has taken up the responsibility of improving the quality of the provided services in Lozen, a press statement of the power distributor reads.

Bulgarian Red Cross has set up a language camp for refugee children, the press office of the organization announced.

It is organized by the Refugee-Migrant Service to the Bulgarian Red Cross and takes place between September 8-14.

Only 35 Bulgarian cities/towns have increased their population, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Seven of the 35 cities to register an increase in their population are regional capitals, including Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Veliko Tarnovo, Kardzhali, Plovdiv and Sofia.

Bulgaria has a total of 257 cities and towns.