Atanas Ilkov

Major security measures are being introduced in Plovdiv for the official ceremony with which the city becomes the European Capital of Culture, reported the Bulgarian National Television.

A young family was found dead in their home in a block of flats in Plovdiv, the Ministry of Interior announced.

The bodies of Radi and Iliana Enevi were discovered after neighbors called the police about their child who had been crying all night long and their parents' voices were not heard. The signal was filed at 16:20 on Thursday at 112 Emergency.

The corpse of a man was discovered in Plovdiv. The signal was filed this morning at 112, Plovdiv police reported to Darik.
 
The man, apparently about 40 years old, was found on a car hood in the area of ​​the District Government in the city. 

Bulgarian wine grape producers say that the 2017 harvest is the best in the past five years. According to the industry, all varieties are excellent, raising hopes of boosted sales and prizes at prestigious international competitions, according to the Independent Balkan News Agency.

A protest was held in the center of Asenovgrad and last night, BTV reports.

At 19.45pm on the 132 km of Trakia highway near Plovdiv yesterday, nine Bulgarian citizens and five illegally staying foreigners from Syria and Iraq were detained yesterday.

Thousands of Bulgarians from different parts of the country, including rockers and football hooligans, joined a mass anti-Roma rally in Asenovgrad on Sunday evening.

The rally followed a group fight last Monday between locals of Roma origin and teenagers from the local canoe kayak team. Nine Roma suspected of attacking the sports team are behind bars awaiting trial.