Bulgarian Dead in Libya, Cause Uncertain

Politics » DIPLOMACY | February 26, 2011, Saturday // 10:10
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Dead in Libya, Cause Uncertain French medical teams returning to France from Libya have been speaking to AFP of the "carnage" in Benghazi as mercenaries flooded the town while people rose up against the country's ruling regime. Photo by Benghazi Medical Centre/EPA/BGNES

One Bulgarian man has died in Libya around February 11, news sources quoting various reasons for his demise, with natural death as nevertheless the most probable.

The 61-year-old Bulgarian male was first reported to have been shot dead by mercenaries amid massive protests and violence in Benghazi, by Egyptian news agency MENA.

Saturday morning the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs nevertheless stated that the person has died of natural death.

The remains of the person have been transported to Egypt, from where they will reach Bulgaria.

In other news, two Bulgarian workers at an oil facility in Libya have been slightly hurt in a random shoot out during evacuation.

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