One Wounded in Sofia Shootout

Politics | January 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

A man was wounded in a shootout in downtown Sofia on Sunday night. Unofficial data claim that the wounded man, named Nikolay Radzhev, 24, from Pazardzhik has a criminal record.

Unknown assaulters opened fire at Radzhev at the Cherni Vrah Blvd in Sofia at about 10:00 p.m. Radzhev was hit by a bullet in the back. He was immediately transported to the Pirogov medical institute, where he underwent a surgery and his life is out of risk.

Police reports showed that Radzhev, who worked as a bodyguard in the town of Pazardzhik, has been repeatedly investigated on charges of car theft, rape, drug traffic.

Media reports claim that Radzhev is a close friend of Dimitar Dzhamov, a businessman and former Chief of the Wrestling Federation, who was severely wounded in a shooting exchange near Hilton Sofia in August 2002.

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