BULGARIAN CHAOS
Attempts On Life Of King Boris (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, / _g. 16. Three attempts have been made against the life of King Boris since the German invasion of Russia. This was revealed to the Cairo correspondent of the “Daily Express” by a neutral from the Balkans. Conditions in Bult ria are chaotic since the Gc-man attack on Rus la. The population hated the idea of a German onslaught againct brother
Slavs and the feelings of the people are running high, not only against the Germans but the Bulgarian leaders who arc held responsible for dragging Bulgaria into the war on the wrong side.
King Boris is virtually a prisoner in the country palace '/hich he leaves only on special occasions :nd is then heavily guarded. a number of students and Bulgarian irregulars were arrested and summarily shot after the second and third attempts on the King’s life.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22044, 18 August 1941, Page 5
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149BULGARIAN CHAOS Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22044, 18 August 1941, Page 5
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