Pernik police
43-Year-Old Worker Killed in Bulgarian Village Following Argument Over Alcohol and Money
A 43-year-old seasonal worker was killed in the Pernik village of Rasnik during the night, according to Vencislav Alekov, the spokesperson for the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Pernik. The worker had been hired by a local resident for temporary work.
Bulgarian and Romanian Journalists were Detained, the Interior Ministry Said it was just for Questioning (Updated)
Two journalists - Bulgarian and Romanian - have been detained by the Pernik police in connection with a European corruption investigation. This was announced late on Thursday evening on the Facebook page of Bivola investigative website.
Bulgaria Detains Journalists Probing EU Funds Fraud
Bulgarian police in Pernik, a small town on the outskirts of the country's capital Sofia, on Thursday detained two investigative journalists from the independent platforms Rise Romania and Bivol Bulgaria as they researched a story on fraud involving European funds, the media outlets announced.