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Twenty eight illegal immigrants hidden in cargo train detained in Bulgaria

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Twenty eight illegal immigrants, including children, were detained near the railway station in Septemvri (South Bulgaria), the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior announced. The immigrants failed to present valid IDs. They were hiding in a carriage of a cargo train. According to preliminary data, the immigrants are Syrian nationals. The immigrants went under primary medical examinations and were later sent to specialized center for temporary accommodation of foreigners with the Migration Directorate of the Ministry of Interior.




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