Bulgarian authorities deny explosives shipments through country

(19 Sep 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Sofia, Bulgaria - 19 September 2024 1. People walking in front of entrance to building where Sofia-based company Norta Global Ltd is registered to 2. Close view of front doorbells of a building at boulevard Vitosha in downtown Sofia, where Norta Global Ltd is registered to 3. Close view of address number 4. Person enters the front door 5. Reflections of people on the street on glass of door 6. Wide view of the building 7. Police officers walk near the building 8. Close view of the building 9. Building reflected in the shop’s window 10. General view of Boulevard Vitosha 11. Flying flags of EU, Bulgaria and Sofia city 12. Mid of computer, browser showing the website of the Bulgarian Registry Agency, and public registry of Norwegian owned company in Bulgaria 13. Bulgarian registry agency site showing the details of registered company Norta Global Ltd. STORYLINE: Bulgarian authorities have rejected claims that exploding devices have been shipped through the territory of the Balkan country. “No customs operations with communication equipment (pagers) have been carried out through the territory of Bulgaria,” the state agency for national security said in a statement on Thursday. It came in response to media publications alleging that a company registered in Bulgaria had supplied the Lebanese organization Hezbollah with exploding devices, which were blown up on the territory of Lebanon and Syria. The statement added that the agency was carrying out joint checks with the National Revenue Agency and the Ministry of Interior for an alleged involvement of a Bulgarian-registered company in the supply of communications equipment to Hezbollah. The Sofia-based company Norta Global Ltd., owned by a Norwegian citizen, has been linked by Hungarian media to the sale of devices that exploded in Lebanon. Norta Global Ltd. was registered in April 2022 as a project management company, but there is no data available that they produce anything, and there are no records available about their financial operations. It is registered at the same address in downtown Sofia with a total of 196 other companies. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: