Refugee flows into Bulgaria had been easing slightly before the failed coup. Patrols on the border with Turkey have been bolstered and 150 to 200 refugees a day have been detained since the failed coup, Borisov said. Bulgaria is bracing for a potential rush of refugees on its southern border following an attempted coup in Turkey, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said on Friday. The country detained about 14,000 refugees in the first six months of the year, compared with 21,000 in the same period last year. On Thursday, he met Bulgaria's top military personnel to discuss the measures the government and security services were taking.

Source: dna July 22, 2016 10:03 UTC