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Bulgaria releases photo of second bomber suspect

Publisher Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Publication Date 16 August 2012
Cite as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Bulgaria releases photo of second bomber suspect, 16 August 2012, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/503b349631.html [accessed 19 May 2023]
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August 16, 2012

A composite portrait of the suspected accomplice of a man who blew himself up near a bus packed with Israeli tourists at Burgas airport.A composite portrait of the suspected accomplice of a man who blew himself up near a bus packed with Israeli tourists at Burgas airport.

Bulgarian authorities have released a computer-generated image of a suspected accomplice of a man who killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver in a bus bombing a month ago.

The image of a man with short dark hair is accompanied by a photo from a fake driver's license, in which the man appears to be wearing a wig.

The Interior Ministry said that "there is data that the man [in the image] is related to the terrorist attack at the airport."

The ministry didn't provide any further details, but the photo appears to confirm suspicions the bomber wasn't working alone.

Two weeks ago, a computer-generated image of the suicide bomber's face was released by Bulgarian experts.

Based on reporting by AP and Interfax

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