Explosions hit Bulgarian capital
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July 20, 2011, Wednesday
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SMALL explosions rocked the offices of two opposition parties in central Sofia early yesterday, causing only minor damage, police said.
The explosions were the latest blow to the Bulgarian government's efforts to impose strict rule of law and hit Sofia the day before Brussels was to issue its annual report on the country's progress in fighting rampant graft and corruption.
The bombs went off in front of the Order, Law and Justice Party and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria offices in central Sofia, breaking doors and windows but causing no casualties, police said.
No one has taken responsibility for the blasts. Police said the devices might have been planted by the same person as their chemical composition was identical.
Prime Minister Boiko Borisov denounced the attacks, saying they were linked to the EU report and were aimed at damaging the country's reputation.
"A person can easily understand at whom these were really aimed, whether it was the offices or the government and the state and the people," he said. Borisov's GERB party said the explosions were a provocation by underground groups that have felt the heat from the government's efforts to sever links between senior officials and organized crime groups.
The opposition, which accuses the government of failing to impose strict rule of law and root out rampant crime and graft, has lodged a no-confidence vote against Borisov's administration on these grounds.
The explosions were the latest blow to the Bulgarian government's efforts to impose strict rule of law and hit Sofia the day before Brussels was to issue its annual report on the country's progress in fighting rampant graft and corruption.
The bombs went off in front of the Order, Law and Justice Party and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria offices in central Sofia, breaking doors and windows but causing no casualties, police said.
No one has taken responsibility for the blasts. Police said the devices might have been planted by the same person as their chemical composition was identical.
Prime Minister Boiko Borisov denounced the attacks, saying they were linked to the EU report and were aimed at damaging the country's reputation.
"A person can easily understand at whom these were really aimed, whether it was the offices or the government and the state and the people," he said. Borisov's GERB party said the explosions were a provocation by underground groups that have felt the heat from the government's efforts to sever links between senior officials and organized crime groups.
The opposition, which accuses the government of failing to impose strict rule of law and root out rampant crime and graft, has lodged a no-confidence vote against Borisov's administration on these grounds.
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