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Rioting ethnic Bulgarians and police gathered in front of the house of the Tsar Kiro clan in Katunitsa. Photo by Podtepeto.com
A 16-year-old suffering from heart problems passed away from stroke as a crowd ethnic Bulgarians gathered Saturday to protest against an influential Roma family in the village of Katunitsa.
Friday night a 19-year-old ethnic Bulgarian was reportedly purposefully run over and killed by a van driven by Roma, after which angry Bulgarians gathered around the houses of notorious clan leader Kiril Rashkov, aka Tsar Kiro.
5 persons, including 3 police officers, have been injured in the ensuing clashes, when a vehicle driven by Roma drove into the crowd.
Hundreds of riot police were mobilized after angry crowds started vandalizing the property of the Tsar Kiro family.
Protesters have assembled around the Tsar Kiro houses Saturday, requesting the evokation of the entire family from the village. One more person has suffered health problems in the tumult.
Police have arrested 6 persons of Roma ethnicity, who were in the cars that caused the death and injuries. The people detained come from the Stolipinovo neighborhood in the nearby city of Plovdiv.
The driver of the killer van, who is still on the loose, has been identified and an arrest warrant has been issued.
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