Police investigating the murder of an arrow-shot Iraqi citizen said the suspect killer has turned himself in, the Bulgarian News Agency reported.

A 41-year-old Iraqi national died after being shot with an arrow in the centre of Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia on Tuesday.

Unofficial reports identified the suspect as Filip Dimitrov, 28. He has a criminal record for thefts and drug possession.

Investigators told the agency that the motive for the murder was not clear but it was not an attempt to settle scores with the victim, Ali Mohamed Taher.

The tragedy took place in front of a shop on the central Tsar Simeon street where Taher worked. He was rushed to Pirogov Emergency Institute shortly after the shooting but doctors could do nothing to save his life.

Police found a cross-bow, the weapon used in the murder, as they searched the home of the suspect.

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