Bulgarian police officer shot dead

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Nikolay Zabov

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov (BTA Photo)

Sofia,

08.11.2022 12:24

(BTA)

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostadin Kodzhabashev invited Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria Aylin Sekizkok to a meeting, in order to request cooperation with the investigation of the case of the Bulgarian border patrol officer, who was shot dead at the Bulgarian-Turkish border on Monday evening, the caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov told reporters.

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