Police are hunting for two fugitives after an exchange of gunfire and a car chase in Sofia’s Nadezhda residential district.

According to police, the shooting and gunfire ensued after a police anti-drug operation. After a high-speed pursuit, the fugitives’ car, a black BMW, crashed into a streetlight pole. The two men fled on foot.

No one was wounded in the shooting, the Interior Ministry said.

Police sealed off the area, searching for the fugitives, Focus news agency said.

One of the men had a criminal record and was on police files in connection with several different crimes.

Police asked all witnesses and anyone who could disclose the location of the fugitives to call 166 or the nearest police office.