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| Armed man hijacks Bulgarian bus | Armed man hijacks Bulgarian bus |
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| A gunman has hijacked a bus in Bulgaria with about 40 passengers on board, claiming to have placed a bomb in the luggage compartment, police have said. | A gunman has hijacked a bus in Bulgaria with about 40 passengers on board, claiming to have placed a bomb in the luggage compartment, police have said. |
| The bus was travelling from the capital Sofia to the Black Sea city of Varna. | The bus was travelling from the capital Sofia to the Black Sea city of Varna. |
| The bus has stopped at a petrol station near the town of Lovech, about 125km (78 miles) east of Sofia, Reuters news agency quoted police as saying. | The bus has stopped at a petrol station near the town of Lovech, about 125km (78 miles) east of Sofia, Reuters news agency quoted police as saying. |
| None of the passengers has been harmed and police have begun negotiations with the hijacker, officials said. | None of the passengers has been harmed and police have begun negotiations with the hijacker, officials said. |
| The man hijacked the bus about an hour after it had left Sofia at 1300 (1100 GMT), the interior ministry said in a statement. | |
| He has demanded that police bring a man he blames for a car accident last year which he says brought about his girlfriend's miscarriage, Reuters reported. |