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Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:59 AM Jul 2012

Bulgaria Interior Minister: No Proof Yet Terrorist Sent By Hezbollah

Three days following the Burgas attack, and it seems that at the local airport things are back to normal. As a result of the bombing Wednesday, Bulgarian police increased its presence, checking every vehicle entering the airport and limiting access to certain parts of the terminal.

The numerous Israelis in Burgas, mostly youths on holiday ahead of their army draft, seem to have returned to routine. If at first they were dealing with the implications of the suicide bombing, today Israeli tourists were preoccupied by the broken promises given to them by their travel agents.

Bulgarian authorities are focusing now on investigating the bombing and assisting international investigators who are probing the incident. Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who is in charge of the investigation, spends his time denying rumors spreading in the international media.

"In the last 48 hours we have gathered a lot of information that could bring progress to the investigation," Tsvetanov told reporters on Friday. "Experts are gathering the information and we are sharing it with all relevent parties," noting also the strong cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel.

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