Defendant on double murder case on hunger strike for 13 days
Pazardzhik. Lazar Kolev, defendant on a double murder case, is on a hunger strike, which lasts for 13 days now, Kolev’s lawyer Marin Markovski announced for Radio FOCUS – Pazardzhik.

Prosecutor, dealing with illegal money lending, arrested – interior minister
Pernik. Deputy district prosecutor Biser Mihaylov has been arrested in the frames of a special police operation carried out in the Western town of Pernik on Thursday morning, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced for FOCUS News Agency.
The operation is realized by the State Agency for National Security (SANS), the Interior Ministry, the District Interior Ministry Directorate – Pernik, and under the supervision and surveillance of the Sofia City Prosecution Office.

Six dead in forest fires in Kazakhstan - official
Almaty. Six people have been killed in forest fires in northeastern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, AFP reports.