And until last year, when Pope John II denied there was Bulgarian involvement in the attempt on his life in 1981, the country's secret services were considered to be the subcontractors of their Soviet masters.
Până anul trecut, când Papa Ioan II a negat implicarea bulgarilor în atentatul din 1981 asupra vieţii sale, serviciile secrete ale ţării erau considerate ca fiind în serviciul celor din Uniunea Sovietică.