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Bulgaria mourns lives lost in bus accident near Svoge

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A mourning prayer service was held at the church in Svetovrachene, the village most of the people who lost their lives in the tragic road accident near Svoge come from.

By a decision of the football union, all matches planned for today and tomorrow will begin with a minute of silence in memory of the casualties. The government has declared Monday, 27 August, a day of national mourning. 



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