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Shortly
afterwards, the embassy said it had withdrawn the warning, which
came two days after Islamic State suicide bombers killed at
least 31 people in Brussels.
In a statement posted on Facebook late on Wednesday, the embassy
had said it had received information about a "possible threat
against an unspecified bus line or bus lines in the vicinity of
Hotel Pliska", on one of Sofia's main boulevards.
But Bulgaria said there was no credible threat in the vicinity,
known informally for years as Hotel Pliska, and no danger to
residents or visitors. The government said the warning in
question stemmed from personal acrimony over a love affair.
"The way U.S. diplomats disclosed the information, obtained from
their Bulgarian counterparts, is absolutely inadmissible and
improper," Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said in a statement.
"I want to assure Bulgarian citizens that the state investigates
any indication of a threat to citizens and would not withhold
such a thing from the public if there was the slightest danger
to life and limb."
People appeared to be going about their business normally in the
area on Thursday, with buses running according to their
schedule.
(Reporting by Angel Krasimirov; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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