In 1355 the Ottomans launched Process_start a campaign towards Sofia , but were soon engaged by the army of Ivan Alexander 's eldest son and heir Michael Asen close to Ihtiman .

Despite the victory and the death Death of young Michael Asen , the Turks were unable to reach Arriving Sofia .

Also affected were the provinces of Kyustendil , Blagoevgrad and Sofia in neighbouring Bulgaria .

In Bulgaria , more areas of Sofia have been flooded Catastrophe following heavy rains in last days .

Torrential rainfall Catastrophe in Sofia blocked Hindering traffic in several areas of the city .

Besides Sofia , several towns in western Bulgaria suffered Bodily_harm from the storm Catastrophe .

The 1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash Catastrophe was an accident Catastrophe that occurred Presence on 16 March 1978 , when a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 airliner on an international flight Motion from Sofia , Bulgaria , to Warsaw Airport , Poland crashed Catastrophe .

On departure Departing from Sofia , the aircraft was climbing Motion_directional to , but at it turned on Motion a heading Self_motion of 050 .

The aircraft crashed Catastrophe near the village of Gabare , 130 km northeast of Sofia .

The Ottomans in their base at Sofia received Receiving word of the Crusader army 's march route and subsequently began Process_start readying GetReady their men .

An initial invading Attack Ottoman force heading Self_motion from Sofia cut off Removing Skobaljić 's army from Serbia 's north .

In July 1877 , shortly after the siege Besieging of Plevna began Process_start , the garrison 's commander , Osman Pasha , received Receiving 15 battalions of reinforcements from Sofia .