Slavi Binev, a former Bulgarian member of parliament and European Parliament and the head of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation, was shot dead at his home in Sofia on 24 October, the Associated Press reported. [1]
Police detained three armed suspects outside Sofia. AP reported that two were Turkish citizens and the third carried Bulgarian identification; authorities had not announced a motive or established a wider connection. [1]
ContextThe killing occurred one day before Bulgaria's presidential election. No evidence cited in the available report linked the homicide to the vote, and the timing should not be treated as proof of a political motive. [1]