Bulgaria observes day of mourning
A day of mourning has been declared in Bulgaria, after 15 of its citizens died in neighboring Macedonia over the weekend.
Monday, 07.09.2009.
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A day of mourning has been declared in Bulgaria, after 15 of its citizens died in neighboring Macedonia over the weekend. The victims all drowned when the tourist boat, the Ilinden, sank on Lake Ohrid on Saturday. Bulgaria observes day of mourning The boat is expected to be pulled out of the water this Monday. Yesterday, the operation was postponed due to the weather conditions, a commission made up of experts from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Croatia announced. The Macedonian Interior Ministry said that the first results of the investigation showed that the boat sank because a cable that connected the vessel's rudder with the stern had snapped.
Bulgaria observes day of mourning
The boat is expected to be pulled out of the water this Monday.Yesterday, the operation was postponed due to the weather conditions, a commission made up of experts from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Croatia announced.
The Macedonian Interior Ministry said that the first results of the investigation showed that the boat sank because a cable that connected the vessel's rudder with the stern had snapped.
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