Bulgaria's pubs to report customers with bodyguards

The Sofia News Agency reports that club and bar owners from Bulgaria's second city of Plovdiv will have to alert the police anytime a customer walks in accompanied by bodyguards. Local police chief Dimitar Ranguelov has issued an order to that effect, it became clear Tuesday. Ranguelov's aim is to lower the number of fights and brawls in such public venues.

The rest of the clients would also feel calmer that way, the police chief assumes. Private security companies that cover restaurants, bars, and discos would also have to report guarded individuals. Should they fail to comply with the newly introduced order, such companies would have troubles receiving a license for practising.