Bulgarian police officer shot dead

site.btaUPDATED Interior Minister: Border Police Officer Was Shot by Illegal Migrants

Nikolay Zabov

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for Public Order and Security and Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev in Elhovo (BTA Photo)

Elhovo, Southeast Bulgaria,

08.11.2022 09:45 | UPDATED 08.11.2022 11:38

(BTA)

Commenting on the shooting incident on the Bulgaria Turkiye border that ended with a Bulgarian police officer shot dead, caretaker Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters on Tuesday morning that the perpetrators were illegal migrants. "We will show zero tolerance towards anyone, who threatens the lives or well-being of our officers at the borders," said Demerdzhiev.

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