25 Afghan nationals detained in Bulgaria

KABUL (Pajhwok): A group of Afghan nationals has been detained in Bulgaria, the Sofia Directorate of the Ministry of Interior says.

Sliven police received a tip-off about the group of foreigners seen in Prolesha. Police officers dispatched to the location found 25 males, seven of them minors.

All of them were without identity documents, identifying themselves as Afghan citizens, the directorate said in a statement. They were transported to a facility for illegal immigrants.

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