Security Beefed up at Railway Stations, Airports around New Year

Additional police forces will be deployed to railway and bus stations and airports, as well as the winter resorts across the country and public venues where celebrations are being held, Bulgaria's outgoing Interior Minister has said,

Luggage and identity documents will be carefully examined in these areas, Focus News Agency quotes Bacharova as saying after a security meeting.

Bachvarova, however, has added there are no specific terror threats that security services are currently aware of.

The measures will be in force in the days around New Year's Eve.