Bomb Threat Reported at Bulgarian Nationalists HQs

A bomb threat in the headquarters of the far-right Ataka party might hurdle the congress of Bulgaria's nationalists, scheduled for Wednesday. File photo

An alert for a bomb threat at the headquarters of Bulgaria's far-right, nationalist Ataka party in downtown Sofia was reported Wednesday.

A male voice called the emergency 112 hotline at 10:40 am and announced explosives were placed inside the building on Vrabcha street. Police have sealed the area, but nothing has been discovered so far.

The building also has offices of the Files Commission – the special panel investigating the secret files of the former Communist State security. It is guarded by a unit of the National Security Services (NSO) and security video cameras are mounted. The arrival of a team from the Directorate of Operational and Technical Information (DOTI) at the Interior Ministry is expected any moment now and there is strong police presence in the area.

The Ataka party is scheduled to hold its congress inside the building Wednesday and the forum was to begin at 1 pm.

Meanwhile, it was reported that 4 more Members of the Parliament have left the party's Parliamentary group, reducing the number to 10 – the bare minimum it needs to survive.

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