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3300 immigrants detained in Bulgaria since beginning of 2016: Philip Gounev

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About 3300 immigrants have been detained in this country since the beginning of 2016, said Deputy Interior Minister Philip Gounev. Most of them submit applications to asylum, however in practice they disappear from refugee centers and try to leave the country in one way or another, he explained.




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