Sofia - Bulgarian customs officials on the border with Romania seized 78 kilos of heroin from a Polish truck and arrested the Polish driver, authorities in Sofia said Friday.

Bulgaria, straddling routes of international drug smugglers, routinely seizes large amounts of heroin on its borders with Turkey to the south, Romania to the north and Serbia to the east.

Some 19 tons of narcotics have been incinerated in Bulgaria since 2000, but it is certain that much more has slipped through. Apart from the West-bound heroin, chemicals, amphetamines and other substances are also smuggled across the Balkan country's soil.

Sofia - A military munitions depot caught fire east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, causing several explosions but no injuries Thursday, civil defence authorities said Thursday.

Minister for Civil Defence, Emel Etem, said there was not danger to the population and the situation was "under control."

However, the Sofia international airport, which is also located east of the city, was closed down for safety reasons. Planes arriving from abroad were redirected to Plovdiv,
150 kilometres to the east.

Residents of a village near the munitions depot site were evacuated, while people were also advised to keep their windows shut. Electricity was cut off in several villages.

With further explosions still possible, the military had not yet been able to enter the depot area.

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