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According to preliminary information, there are no Ukrainian citizens among those killed and injured in a blast on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at the airport in the Bulgarian city of Burgas, according to the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Dykusarov told Interfax-Ukraine
on Thursday that after receiving a report about the terrorist attack in
Burgas, the Foreign Ministry asked the Ukrainian Embassy in Bulgaria and
the Consulate General in Varna to take steps to find out whether there
were Ukrainian citizens among those killed or injured as a result of the
attack.

“According to the information received from the competent authorities
at 2200 on July 18, there were no Ukrainians among the victims,” the
Foreign Ministry’s press secretary said.

At the same time, he noted that the ministry continued to monitor the
developments and keep in contact with law enforcement authorities in
Bulgaria to clarify the situation further.

As reported, a suicide bomber blew up a bus expecting Israeli
tourists at a parking lot at the Burgas Airport on Wednesday evening.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that eight people were killed in the
attack, including six citizens of Israel. Local media say that the other
two victims were citizens of Bulgaria. According to recent reports, 32
people were injured.