2023-05-25 17:40:00
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Four people presumablyof Bulgarian descentwere shot dead in an upscale neighborhood of Cape Town, South African police said on Thursday, a criminal wanted by Interpol, Krasimir Kamenov, was among the victims, according to judicial and government sources in Sofia.
«Around 8:20 a.m., the bodies of two women and two men aged between 40 and 50 were discovered with gunshot wounds“, said the police in a press release. “The victims are believed to be of Bulgarian origin.“. The motive for these murders remains undetermined. An investigation has been opened.
Organized crime elite
According to judicial and government sources in Sofia, Krasimir Kamenov, a high-flying criminal who was part of Bulgaria’s organized crime elite following the fall of communism in the Balkan country, is among the victims. The 55-year-old is the subject of an Interpol red notice for “extortion, murder».
His name recently came back to the fore in Bulgaria following prosecutors announced the opening of an investigation targeting him for several assassinations, including that of a former police chief, towards the end of the regime.
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