Sopot
Blast at VMZ Sopot's Ammo Warehouse Seems 'Caused on Purpose'
The explosion at a ammunition depot of the VMZ Sopot military plant in Iganovo would have been impossible without any deliberate action, according to the mayor of Sopot, the town where the plant is based.
Explosion at Bulgarian Military Plant VMZ Sopot, Nobody Hurt
An explosion occurred at a warehouse of Bulgaria's largest arms factory, VMZ Sopot, located near the southern village of Iganovo, Karlovo Municipality, on Saturday evening.
The tip-off for the blast was received at around 7:30 p.m., according to Geori Kostov, Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry, as cited by the Bulgarian National Television.
Military Plant VMZ Sopot Reports 3-Fold Increase in Sales Revenues
Bulgaria's largest arms factory, VMZ Sopot, has registered a threefold y/y increase in sales revenues in Q2, 2014, according to a report published by the Finance Ministry.
According to the report, sales revenues of the state-owned military plant increased from BGN 10.8 M by June 30, 2013, to BGN 33.5 M for H1, 2014.
Withering wins SOFEST 2014 film festival’s Grand Statuete
SOPOT - The film Withering (Odumiranje) by director Milos Pusic, a Hit and Run production, has been awarded the “Grand Statuete” for the best film at SOFEST 2014, the 43rd edition of the Film Festival in Sopot, near Belgrade.