Crime & Justice
Bulgarian football club president shot dead hours after match
September 30, 2026 at 04:30 PM
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MAMasrawy
مقتل رئيس بوتيف بلوفديف بعد ساعات من حضوره مباراة بلغاريا وإستونيا | مصراوي
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YKYalla Kora
منافس حسام عبد المجيد.. مقتل مالك ناد في بلغاريا رميا بالرصاص
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
مقتل رئيس نادي بوتيف بلوفديف البلغاري بالرصاص
(opens the publisher’s site)Bulgarian businessman Iliyan Filipov, president of Botev Plovdiv, was found shot dead in Plovdiv early Wednesday, hours after attending Bulgaria's Nations League match.
- Police found Filipov dead from gunshot wounds at one of his properties around 1am Wednesday, hours after he watched Bulgaria's goalless draw with Estonia.
- The Interior Ministry confirmed receiving a shooting report at about 1am and said an investigation into the serious crime had begun.
- Plovdiv chief prosecutor Vanya Hristeva said police were pursuing all possible leads and working to confirm or rule out any hypothesis.
- Authorities closed Plovdiv's main entry and exit points and reported no arrests.