site.btaUPDATED Bulgarian Consulate General in Thessaloniki Notified of Incident with Bulgarian Citizens in Halkidiki

Information received by the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki from the Greek police indicated that in the evening hours of August 16, a conflict arose in a nightclub in the resort of Chaniotis (Halkidiki, Greece) between a group of seven Bulgarian citizens, the owner and the staff of the establishment, resulting in two people being shot and one with a minor injury. The injured were admitted to the hospital of Polygyros, said the Foreign Ministry.

The Bulgarian Consulate General in Thessaloniki was notified of the incident, has provided assistance to relatives of the injured persons, and remains in constant contact with the Greek authorities and continues to monitor the case.

CNN's Greek section reports of a bloody clash that left three men injured at a famous beach bar on Halkidiki peninsula. The motives for the incident remain unknown. Greek media report that three Bulgarians were involved.

According to the Greek portal Halkidiki Focus, the incident took place shortly before midnight on Friday in a beach bar in Chaniotis. 

One man was wounded in the chest with a firearm, another was stabbed with a knife and one had injuries from a beating, thestival.gr reported, adding that all three were Bulgarian citizens. The wounded were taken to the hospital in Polygyros. The health condition of the man who was shot is assessed by doctors as "particularly serious". Police are gathering statements from eyewitnesses to establish the circumstances under which the incident occurred. It is believed that people from the Bulgarian mafia may have been involved, the portal writes.