Army duellists shot at each other 37 times

A Bulgarian general and a marshall fired 37 bullets at each other with hitting once during a duel.

Army duellists shot at each other 37 times

A Bulgarian general and a marshall fired 37 bullets at each other, without hitting once during a duel.

The incident happened in 1971, but has only just been made public after the opening of the Communist archives in the country.

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