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Coverage dated February 16, 2023 to February 17, 2023

Six Charged After 18 Migrants Died in Truck in Bulgaria

Headline from Voice of America

Bulgarian prosecutors have charged six people with human trafficking after 18 Afghan migrants were found dead Friday inside a truck dumped on a dirt road near the capital Sofia. Prosecutors said the truck was abandoned near the village of Lokorsko after the driver and his companion found that...

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Bodies of 18 migrants found in abandoned truck in Bulgaria (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Police in Bulgaria on Friday discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants, who appeared to have suffocated to death inside a secret compartment under a…

  2. The Guardian

    At least 18 people found dead in truck near Sofia (opens The Guardian)

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    Interior ministry says truck appeared to be transporting about 40 people hidden under timber

  3. France 24

    Bulgarian police find 18 people dead in abandoned truck carrying migrants (opens France 24)

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    Bulgarian authorities said Friday they had found 18 migrants dead in an abandoned truck, as the Balkan nation struggles with an increase in illicit border crossings.

  4. Al Jazeera

    At least 18 people found dead in abandoned truck in Bulgaria (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Health minister says 34 survivors, including 5 children, were rushed to hospitals and some were in critical condition.

  5. France 24

    Bulgaria finds 18 migrants dead in truck (opens France 24)

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    Bulgarian authorities said Friday they had found 18 migrants dead in an abandoned truck, as the Balkan nation struggles with an increase in illicit border crossings.

  6. Fox News

    Bulgarian police find 18 migrants dead in abandoned truck (opens Fox News)

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    Bulgarian authorities reported that 18 presumably Afghan migrants were found dead in the back of an abandoned truck after having suffocated to death.

  7. New York Times

    At Least 18 Migrants Found Dead in Truck in Bulgaria (opens New York Times)

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    More than 30 other people were taken to hospitals in the capital, Sofia.

  8. France 24

    Bulgaria charges six over migrants found dead in truck (opens France 24)

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    Bulgarian prosecutors indicted six people on Saturday over the deaths of 18 Afghans who suffocated in a truck later left abandoned outside the capital Sofia.

  9. MyNorthwest

    Bulgaria detains 7 over deaths of 18 migrants found in truck (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- Authorities in Bulgaria have detained seven people in connection with an abandoned truck in which 18 people believed to be

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Bulgaria: 18 migrants found dead in truck – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The truck, which was carrying timber, had hidden close to 40 migrants from Afghanistan. Four Bulgarian suspects have been arrested.

  11. Voice of America

    Six Charged After 18 Migrants Died in Truck in Bulgaria (opens Voice of America)

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    Bulgarian prosecutors have charged six people with human trafficking after 18 Afghan migrants were found dead Friday inside a truck dumped on a dirt road near the capital Sofia. Prosecutors said the truck was abandoned near the village of Lokorsko after the driver and his companion found that...

  12. The Daily Caller

    Bulgarian Police Uncover 18 Migrants Dead Inside Abandoned Truck (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Bulgarian police made four arrests after they uncovered 18 dead migrants inside a truck, Reuters reported Friday.

  13. The Guardian

    Six charged over deaths of 18 Afghans who suffocated in truck in Bulgaria (opens The Guardian)

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    Bodies found in vehicle transporting 52 people, in deadliest incident linked to people-smuggling in country

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