Six charged over deaths of 18 Afghans who suffocated in truck in Bulgaria

Bodies found in vehicle transporting 52 people, in deadliest incident linked to people-smuggling in country

Bulgarian prosecutors have charged six people over the deaths of 18 Afghans who suffocated in a truck abandoned near the capital, Sofia.

The bodies were found inside a vehicle on Friday, in the deadliest incident linked to people-smuggling in Bulgaria as the country struggles with a rise in illicit border crossings.