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The Bulgarian traffic police have received a boost with the addition of 50 new vehicles, as announced by Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov. These vehicles are part of an ongoing effort to enhance public safety, following a previous allocation of new cars just a month ago, according to National Police Director Ch. Commissioner Atanas Ilkov.

Update: Following claims on social media about a new police car from the Ministry of the Interior being involved in an accident, initially posted on the Facebook group "Disasters in Sofia," we investigated the matter. The post included a photo of the vehicle and suggested it was the first incident with these new police cars.

A tragic shooting incident unfolded in Athens today as a gunman, identified as a 70-year-old man of Egyptian origin, unleashed a deadly attack at the office of a shipping company. The assailant, who had been terminated from his employment, reportedly entered the building armed with a shotgun, leading to a harrowing ordeal for those present.

A disgruntled former employee shot dead the head of a Greek shipping company and two others before killing himself at the firm's office in Athens on Monday, a police spokeswoman said.

A 65-year-old man was killed in a traffic accident involving a police car in the Athens neighborhood of Moschato on Wednesday.

The man was pronounced dead at the Attiko Hospital, where he was transferred after being hit by the police car.

Pireaus traffic police are conducting a preliminary investigation into the accident. 

In Burgas, a monument was erected in memory of the police officers who were hit and killed by a bus full of migrants.

Five police officers were arrested in Sofia for concealing crimes.

According to the National Radio, the policemen are from the Metropolitan Directorate of Internal Affairs and some of them work in the 2nd Regional Police Department.

The police response to the worst ever mass shooting in Montenegro faced fierce scrutiny on Tuesday amid criticism about its speed and effectiveness.

Eleven people, including two children, died on Friday when a man identified as 34-year-old Vuk Borilovic opened fire on relatives and neighbours in the old royal capital, Cetinje. Borilovic was among the eleven killed.

Ljubljana – The Slovenian police force got its first hybrid patrol vehicles on Tuesday which officials said will reduce noise pollution in settled areas and contribute to cleaner environment.

The caretaker Interior Minister has appointed a new National Police director, the Ministry said on Tuesday. Stanimir Stanev comes to replace Nikolai Hadjiev who will be reassigned. The reasons for Hadjiev's replacement remain unclear.