Russians Probed for Bulgaria Blasts With Links to Czech Feud
- Authorities are looking into six Russians who came to Bulgaria
- Czech Republic recently blamed Moscow for 2014 warehouse blast
Emilian Gebrev
Photographer: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images
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Bulgaria is probing several explosions at arms warehouses for potential links to an investigation into a deadly munition blast in the Czech Republic that sparked a recent diplomatic feud with Russia.
Prosecutors are investigating six unnamed Russian citizens, whose presence in Bulgaria between 2011 and 2020 coincided with the blasts, Siyka Mileva, the spokeswoman for the country’s chief prosecutor, told reporters on Wednesday. Evidence suggests that they most likely tried to prevent munition exports to Georgia and Ukraine, she said.