(AFP) Two police officers were killed Thursday as they tried to stop a bus carrying migrants in Bulgaria, authorities said, as the government made a renewed promise to crack down on illegal migration.
The bus, which was carrying 47 passengers, including children, blew [through] two police checks in Bourgas, on the shores of the Black Sea.
“A patrol then chased it and blocked its way” before being hit by the speeding bus, senior ministry official Stanimir Stanev told the press.
Two police officers, aged 30 and 43, died instantly, he said.
A Syrian national suspected of having organised the journey was arrested, while the driver of the bus fled.
