(Novinite) A Bulgarian national of Syrian descent as well as 15 of his associates were arrested on July 1 for suspected terrorism.
The operation took place in Bulgaria’s coastal city of Bourgas and was conducted jointly by the State Agency for National Security and the Chief Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime.
According to initial data, the detained man sympathized with the “Islamic State” and took part in hostilities in Syria.
According to unconfirmed information, his father, who is Syrian, took part in ISIL actions, and his son recently visited him, but returned to his hometown of Bourgas, where his mother is from.
