Bulgarian football club owner Iliyan Filipov shot dead, BNR reports
- Iliyan Filipov, a prominent Bulgarian businessman, was shot dead early Wednesday morning at a property he owned in Plovdiv.
- Filipov owned PIMK, one of Bulgaria's largest logistics companies, and served as majority shareholder for the football club Botev Plovdiv.
- Officers blocked main exit and entry points in Plovdiv, a city located around 90 miles southeast of Sofia, to secure the area.
- Plovdiv District Prosecutor Vanya Hristeva said in a briefing that investigators are "actively pursuing all possible leads" regarding the killing.
- Ongoing police efforts continue to search for suspects as the investigation into the fatal shooting of the prominent businessman remains active in Plovdiv.
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The major owner of the Bulgarian football club Botev, Iliyan Philipov, was killed on the night of 30 September in Plovdiv, reporting to Bulgarian National Television (BNT).
He was KILLED on the staircase of the building where he lived.
Bulgarian businessman Ilijan Filipov, owner of Botev Plovdiv, has been shot dead. Police have launched a manhunt for the killer.
Ilian Filipov, the owner of the PFK Botev Plovdiv club and an important personality of the Bulgarian business community, was shot to death on Wednesday morning. He was shot in the head at Plovdiv (about 150 km from the capital Sofia), reported the BNR television station and several local media.
Football club owner shot dead as police launch investigation
Iliyan Filipov, owner of FC Botev Plovdiv, was shot dead in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.According to reports, Filipov was killed at around 1am local time, with officers blocking the main exit and entry points of the city.Plovdiv District Prosecutor Vanya Hristeva said police "are actively pursuing all possible leads".Filipov was the founder and manager of PIMK, the country's largest transport company. T…
The murder took place around 1 a.m. in the Bulgarian businessman's apartment in Plovdiv, central Bulgaria.
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