Bulgaria: Hundreds of troops deployed to Turkish border against migrant influx

Follow us on Telegram: Subscribe to our channel! Hundreds of troops have been deployed by Bulgarian forces along the border with Turkey, to stop illegal migrant crossings, as seen near Sladun village, Thursday. Soldiers could be seen stationed along the border with dogs, with several carrying out restorative work to damaged parts of the border fence. According to Defense Minister Georgi Panayotov, around 350 soldiers and 40 military vehicles were deployed to aid border police with ’surveillance and protection.’ The 260 kilometre-long border fence was built between 2013-2018 to prevent migrants from illegally crossing into the EU from neighbouring Turkey. According to the country’s interior ministry, 6,500 illegal border crossings have been made into