The 49-year-old businessman received eight bullets from a small-caliber pistol in the back and died before his driver managed to take him to the hospital. According to the local portal Novinite. bg, the incident occurred on one of the streets of Sofia.

While there is no evidence that he received threats. Detect the attacker, despite the fact that in early 2018 in Sofia, increased security measures related to the upcoming holding in the capital of the ceremony of the transfer of Bulgaria's chairmanship in the European Union have not been achieved either, - explained in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country.

At the moment, the police are investigating all possible versions of the crime, including those related to the deceased's business, as well as the possible presence of personal motives in the killer, "the law enforcers assured, adding that the murdered Christ was close to the ruling Bulgarian Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Party, , including former vice-premier and ex-Interior Minister Tsvetana Tsvetanov.

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