Attack on Young Italian Jews in Sofia; Bulgarian Prime Minister: “Verify the Facts Before Leveling Accusations of Anti-Semitism”

Rome, Aug. 6 (LaPresse) – Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev has rejected accusations of anti-Semitism following the scandal in Bansko, where a group of neo-Nazis targeted a hotel housing Italian Jewish teenagers. Radev, according to local media reports, criticized “foreign politicians” who “rushed to condemn Bulgaria” following “the verbal altercation” between Bulgarian and Italian youths. The prime minister urged them to “verify the facts” before drawing conclusions, and maintained that Bulgaria has always been “a tolerant country.”