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A policewoman has undergone surgery on an eye injury after being injured in an explosion during a derby between Bulgarian rivals Levski Sofia and CSKA.

Police said more than 20 fans were arrested at the Vasil Levski stadium during Levski's match against their city rivals on Wednesday.

Reuters reported police chief commissioner Anton Zlatanov as saying a bomb had been thrown from the Levski fans' section, also injuring another police officer.

Zlatanov said the officer who had needed treatment was "still in bad condition."

"She underwent surgery but there are many pieces of glass on her face and in the eye," he said.

"Such an act is inadmissible. It's not a firework or a small bomb, it's a bomb. This is an extremely unpleasant and ugly incident."

The derby, which finished in a 2-2 draw, has a history of crowd problems, with a man having died in a blast in 2000 and violence and arrests common.</s>SOFIA, April 18 (Reuters) - More than 20 Levski Sofia fans were detained after a policewoman was seriously injured following an explosion at the Vasil Levski stadium during the 26-times Bulgarian champions' league match against bitter city rivals CSKA on Wednesday.

The policewoman sustained an eye injury and underwent surgery.

"She is still in bad condition," police chief commissioner Anton Zlatanov said. "She underwent surgery but there are many pieces of glass on her face and in the eye.

"Such an act is inadmissible. It's not a firework or a small bomb, it's a bomb. This is an extremely unpleasant and ugly incident."

He said the bomb had been thrown from the Levski fans' section at a door near one of the stadium entrances, adding that another police officer sustained minor injuries.

"More than 20 Levski fans were detained but I can't tell the exact number," Zlatanov said.

The Eternal derby, as matches between the two most popular clubs in the Balkan country are called, ended in a 2-2 draw. CSKA are second in the standings, eight points behind leaders Ludogorets. Levski are fourth.

The fixture has a long history of crowd violence.

A man was killed by a bomb after the game in 2000 and hooliganism and arrests have been rife since then. (Reporting by Angel Krasimirov, editing by Ed Osmond)</s>More than 20 Levski Sofia fans were detained after a policewoman was seriously injured following an explosion at the Vasil Levski stadium during the 26-times Bulgarian champions' league match against bitter city rivals CSKA on Wednesday.

Both the female officer and a male colleague were hit by broken glass from a window that smashed when the device exploded close to the stadium entrance, said officials from the ministry for the interior.

"She is still in bad condition," police chief commissioner Anton Zlatanov said. "She underwent surgery but there are many pieces of glass on her face and in the eye."

"Their injuries would have been much worse had they not been standing behind the glass door," he added.

"Such an act is inadmissible. It's not a firework or a small bomb, it's a bomb. This is an extremely unpleasant and ugly incident."

According to Bulgarian media reports the female officer risked losing an eye. She underwent surgery for damage to her face.

He said the bomb had been thrown from the Levski fans' section at a door near one of the stadium entrances, adding that another police officer sustained minor injuries.

"More than 20 Levski fans were detained but I can't tell the exact number," Zlatanov said.

The Eternal Derby, as matches between the two most popular clubs in the Balkan country are called, ended in a 2-2 draw. CSKA are second in the standings, eight points behind leaders Ludogorets. Levski are fourth.

The fixture has a long history of crowd violence.

A man was killed by a bomb after the game in 2000 and hooliganism and arrests have been rife since then.

In addition to the rivalry on the field, the two teams also have an ongoing political feud, with several Levski fan groups having ties to the far-right and CSKA with to the far-left.</s>Sofia Vergara is refreshingly candid with her life advice — take it from Modern Family co-star Julie Bowen, she’s received it. We caught up with Bowen at a Mother’s Day Hallmark Card event in Downtown L.A. and she told us the sneaky way that Sofia (ever the entrepreneur) helped change her life by changing her underwear, because friends don’t let friends wear ugly undies.

The actress told us that one of the major tidbits of advice that Sofia lovingly dished to her was this: “Please, dress like a woman. Aye. Spanish, Spanish, Spanish. Why do you dress like a boy? Disgusting.” She further explained that she loves to take her full-sized underwear and have it hang out of her pants a little to bother her larger-than-life co-star. And it worked! “She’d go, ‘that is disgusting,’” Bowen tells Us.

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And then the mother of three let us in on this loving, sisterly tidbit: Sofia has her own line of seamless underwear called Eby that she was secretly leaving for Julie in her dressing room. “I thought the wardrobe department was leaving them for me, because they always leave you a thong, because that’s what you’re supposed to be wearing under the skirt. So I just thought they were leaving me, I don’t know … underwear. And then one day I realize it’s Sofia’s underwear line.”

But of course Sofi had a secondary ulterior motive that is absolutely hilarious. “She goes, ‘Yes, I need somebody with a really tiny butt to try the small size and tell me how they fit.’ I was like, ‘And I’m the tiny butt model?’ She’s like, ‘Yes.’ They’re great, though. I do wear them now, under skirts with the lines, but not on the pants.”

It should come as no surprise that Bowen is so into Eby. The seamless undies subscription service, which costs $16 a month, provides tech-enhanced panties with a cotton lining that doesn’t slide, effectively banishing pantylines. Even better: they are priced affordably and sized to fit a range between XS-4X.

Whether you’re her costar or a regular lady, Sofia Vergara just wants you to wear cute, comfortable and flattering undies.

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Want stories like these delivered straight to your phone? Download the Us Weekly iPhone app now!</s>Sofia Vergara is enjoying a topical getaway this week with her husband, Joe Manganiello, and extended family, and her fashion on the trip has been giving Us all kinds of warm weather wardrobe inspiration. Wearing her best summer whites, the Modern Family star has been posting up a storm during the vacay — including a mirror selfie showing off her fabulous figure in a sexy maxidress.

Throughout her trip, Sofia has been sharing sweet pics of her with her family and friends in pretty printed numbers, tropical two pieces and flowing designs. But we were most excited about her super chic maxi. While we’ve certainly been known to snap a mirror selfie (or two), we love when stars get in on the action, and the actress was serving up major island vibes in the plunging, floor-length design. She clearly knew her favorite angle as she posed, and the frock’s ruffled neckline and tie-waist made for super flattering additions to the otherwise classic summer wardrobe staple.

Sofia accessorized the dress with chunky earrings and a colorful clutch, and her long brown locks were pushed softly to one side. The head-to-look was a lesson in elevated beach dressing that we want to recreate for our own summer vacays ASAP. Keep scrolling to see our favorite white maxidresses inspired by Sofia’s sexy style!</s>SOFIA, April 19 (Reuters) - Bulgarian club Slavia Sofia have sacked Kenya international Aboud Omar, accusing the defender of insulting his team mates and coaches as well as showing disrespect to Bulgaria.

"I decided to remove Aboud Omar from the team and his contractual relations with the club will be suspended under the existing legal order," Slavia president Ventseslav Stefanov said in a statement.

Omar was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Reuters.

The 25-year-old left back became the first Kenyan player in the Bulgarian league when he joined the oldest club in the Balkan country in 2016.

He was instrumental in helping the seven-times Bulgarian champions qualify for the Europa League a few months later.

"For no apparent reason, the player became cruel and arrogant," Stefanov said. "He learned the most vulgar phrases in Bulgarian and began to address them to his team mates without exception.

"The impudent Kenyan began to curse everything, related to life in our country and did not try to conceal his dislike for the Bulgarian state at all..."

Stefanov said that all Slavia players unanimously supported his decision to dismiss Omar, capped more than 30 times by Kenya. (Reporting by Angel Krasimirov Editing by Toby Davis)</s>The mayor of Sofia’s Mladost district Dessislava Ivancheva was arrested on April 17 at one of the busiest intersections in Bulgaria’s capital city, with media reports claiming it was part of an anti-corruption operation even as law enforcement agencies kept silent on the very public arrest.

Ivancheva was elected mayor of Mladost, one of Sofia’s more populous boroughs, in November 2016 after taking a lead role in several protests against over-development in the district, already home to numerous high-rise residential buildings.

Multiple media reports claimed that she was detained for allegedly seeking a bribe to issue a construction permit. It was also claimed that part of the bribe, 70 000 euro, was in the car at the time of the arrest.

The arrest itself was carried out on the intersection of the Vassil Levski Boulevard and Gurko Street, in front of the sport ministry’s building. One media report noted that Ivancheva had been handcuffed but allowed to stand in the open for nearly an hour, which gave assembled media enough time to take multiple photos of the events.

Law enforcement agencies declined any comment, with public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television quoting Ivan Geshev, head of the anti-corruption specialised prosecutor’s office as saying that details would be made available at a news conference on April 18.

At the same time, law enforcement also raided the Mladost district municipality, where all administrative services were suspended, Bulgarian National Radio reported.</s>At a time when the country is witnessing massive outrage against the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua, model turned nun Sofia Hayat indirectly blamed Salman Khan and TV shows like Bigg Boss for the rise in crimes against women.

Sofia posted a number of videos on Instagram, expressing concern at the rape and murder of the Kathua girl in particular, and rise in such crimes in general. In one of the videos, Sofia narrated how TV shows influence such crimes, and targeted Salman for allegedly not standing up for her when Armaan Kohli had abused her in Bigg Boss. Citing Salman's example, Sofia requested other stars to stand up for women who face such atrocities.

"Why do women get so much of disrespect? In this case it was even a child. These TV shows that you people watch have a lot of influence, and the stars also have a lot of influence. When I was in Bigg Boss, Armaan (Kohli) had abused girls, had been physical with me also, but Salman Khan remained silent. He didn't do anything about it. I want to tell all those stars that whenever any atrocity is carried out on any woman or child, you must stand up for them. We need to change the way the country thinks. This is not about religion, a program is being sent to people's minds through TV shows, media and politics. We have to stop all these," the former Bigg Boss contestant said.

In other videos she is seen urging people not to fight and commit such crimes in the name of religion. Sofia asked people to stand united against rapes, and avoid any TV shows or other medium that by any means encourage disrespect or violence toward women.

This is not the first time that Sofia targeted Salman. She had made another post on Instagram saying that she was happy about Salman being sentenced to five years in jail in the blackbuck poaching case.

"Karma gets you in the end...Many people are afraid to talk against Salman because they think he controls Bollywood. Well, I no longer serve my ego and therefore am not afraid to speak up. I am so happy that Salman has gone to jail for what he has done. Animals are so important to this planet and doing what he did and then mocking it was a huge act of his own self importance," she had posted.

Later, when the superstar was granted bail, Sofia had made another post, expressing disgust at Salman's bail grant.

"The important papers submitted by Salman Khans lawyers to get him bail. Ahh..if everyone had these kind of papers..there would be no need for court systems or judges or even a justice system! Well done India!! You have proved that corruption in India is far stronger than any sort of justice. So..inject yourself with steroids, teach the young its ok to kill animals and people and abuse women..throw a few dance moves in pants that are far too tight.... and as long as you have these documents..you are king in India," she had posted with an image of bundles of currency notes.</s>Sweden's Princess Sofia pulled out all the stops as she attended a glitzy UN reception in Stockholm tonight.

The Scandi Princess, 33, donned a show-stopping black skirt featuring heavy floral embellishment, which she teamed with a figure-hugging long-sleeved tee.

She was guest of honour at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Spring Gala, held at the at the city's Fotografiska (Photographic) museum.

Sofia, who is married to Prince Carl Philip, added a pop of colour with a vibrant beaded clutch, statement earrings and a pair of teal stilettos.

The former glamour model and one-time reality TV star is now a keen humanitarian and reportedly studied the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at Stockholm University.

Since her relationship with Carl Philip became public in 2010 she has thrown herself into charity work, setting up Project Playground, which supports underprivileged children in South Africa.

The mother-of-two, whose official title is the Duchess of Värmland, also launched a foundation aimed at tackling 'hatred and cyberbullying' alongside her husband.

Sofia and Carl Philip welcomed their second son Gabriel into the world last August, who is the sixth in line the throne.

The couple recently celebrated the young prince's christening at Drottingholm Palace Chapel in the Swedish town of Drottingholm at the beginning of December.

They already have one-year-old son Prince Alexander, who was born in April 2016.</s>UniCredit Bank Austria AG and UniCredit Bulbank AD have jointly underwritten a € 103.3 million senior facility to refinance Business Park Sofia (BPS), the largest office park in Southeastern Europe. The transaction closed in June 2015.

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The facility is being jointly provided by UniCredit Bank Austria AG and UniCredit Bulbank AD as mandated lead arrangers and underwriters. UniCredit Bulbank AD is acting as facility and security agent, account bank, and hedge provider of this transaction.

The Business Park Sofia office complex consists of fourteen Class A modern buildings, located in the prime location for business in Sofia. The total built-up area is 187,000 m² and is fully leased to more than 150 international tenants and accommodating more than 11,000 employees. The business park comprises more than fifty percent of Sofia’s central business district currently leased Class A office space. Also, further development of buildings and infrastructure within the park is under consideration.

Lukasz Motyl, Head of Real Estate CEE, at UniCredit Bank Austria AG, said: “We are very pleased to have worked with our partner to support the financing of what is the premier office park in Southeastern Europe. We are very happy that we had a chance to expand our lending relationship with BPS, and its fund sponsor Arco Capital Corporation Ltd., and are looking forward to continue supporting them as they grow their business not only at BPS, but also in the CEE region. The financing of BPS at current time is also a very good example that with appropriate expertise and local know how – in this case provided by UniCredit Bulbank‘s Real Estate Financing team – it is always a good time to finance long term sustainable projects backed by reputable Sponsors.”

Francesco Piovanetti, Chief Executive Officer of Arco Capital Corporation, added: “Arco Capital Corporation, Business Park Sofia and UniCredit have had a longstanding relationship and we are pleased to continue this cooperation. The consolidation of numerous legacy facilities into one master facility, combined with the addition of a strong partner in UniCredit, further enhances BPS’s operational and financial standing. The transaction will increase our leading position in the Sofia institutional office market and solidify our overall flawless financial performance. This is another fine example of how UniCredit is the only pan-CEE financier with the foresight and shrewdness to finance distinctive projects like BPS; only a limited number of sophisticated financiers are able to capitalize in opportunities like this.”

UniCredit Bank Austria (www.bankaustria.at) has been a member of UniCredit, one of the largest European banking groups, since 2005. The bank maintains an extensive network in Austria, with about 9.400 employees serving customers in some 235 branches. Bank Austria serves as UniCredit’s hub for the banking network in Central and Eastern Europe, a region where the Group is the clear market leader with almost 2,500 branches in 14 countries (as of 31 March 2015). The CEE Division operates through Bank Austria which acts as sub-holding company of the Group and is responsible for overseeing the Group’s banking activities in the CEE region, excluding Poland which is under management of UniCredit.

UniCredit Bulbank (www.unicreditbulbank.bg) is the biggest Bulgarian bank in terms of assets, exceeding BGN 15.3 billion as of March 2015. The Bank is servicing over one million individual clients and households, high profile private customers, small and mid sized businesses, larger domestic and multinational corporates, municipalities and budget enterprises.

Business Park Sofia (www.businesspark-sofia.com) is the first business park in Bulgaria and the largest office park in Southeastern Europe. The facility accommodates some of the most successful businesses in diverse industries. The park is designed to provide efficiency, flexibility and convenience to corporate tenants of any size and scope. It is a genuine multifunctional high-tech business park, which combines essential business components and related sectors in a vibrant community.

Arco Capital Corporation Ltd. (www.arcocapital.com) is an international finance company that engages in mid-market commercial, infrastructure and real estate financing activities in select emerging markets. Arco is externally managed by Bond Street Management (BSM). BSM is a credit investment platform that serves global markets – leveraging its years of market insight, deep relationships and proven investment acumen.
A bomb explodes at a football match between Bulgarian rivals Levski Sofia and CSKA at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, injuring two police officers, one seriously. It is the second time a match between the two has seen an explosion, with a similar incident killing a man in 2000.