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Bulgarian businessman and football club president killed in Plovdiv

The president of Bulgarian top-flight football club Botev was shot and killed early Wednesday in Plovdiv, regional media reported. Several local outlets, including Bulgarian National Radio, reported the killing. Further details surrounding the shooting have not been confirmed.

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Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • n1infobugarski
  • vijestiPlovdiva
  • afintlبلغارستان
WherePlovdiv
42.154, 24.750 ±10 km
First reported25 days ago
Published2026-09-30 09:47 UTC
Occurred2026-09-30
Sources4
Casualties reported1
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Bulgarian businessman and football club president killed in Plovdiv. 2026-09-30T09:47:47.127Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4109. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-30/ubijen-predsjednik-boteva-iz-plovdiva-bugarski-biznismen-d13fb10c

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