Vast Amounts of Explosive Substance Found Near Bulgarian MP's Home

Large amounts of trotyl, a dangerous explosive substance, have been discovered in front of the block of flats where Penko Atanasov, a lawmaker from the oppositional left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party, lives.

On Thursday, Atanasov spotted a suspicious package in front of the block of flats he lives in in Sofia and contacted police authorities. Upon arriving, the police officers discovered several packages containing a total of 8 kg of trotyl, an amount that would be sufficient for a massive blast, the local Darik radio informs.

No ready-made bombs have been found at the place.

In the wee hours of July 19, bombs went off  in front of the oppositional conservative Law, Order and Justice's headquarters in downtown Sofia, as well as in front of an office of the party of former Prime Minister Ivan Kostov, the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB)

Right before the blasts, both RZS and the rightist Blue Coalition, which includes DSB, had declared they will support the unsuccessful no confidence vote called over what the opposition had stated was a failure in the sphere of home affairs.

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