Bulgarian Mayor Killed, Murderers on the Run

Crime | January 9, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00

The mayor of Bulgaria's town of Elin Pelin, near Sofia, has been murdered, Darik News reported.

Yanko Yankov was found in a pool of blood in his own yard, but the suspected killers, two unidentified men, have escaped.

Yankov's wife found the body, but she says she heard nothing during the time of the accident.

The suspects have dashed in a blue Opel Corsa with a Sofia license plate. Police are now combing the area.

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