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Bulgarian football club owner Iliyan Filipov shot dead, BNR reports

  • Iliyan Filipov, a prominent Bulgarian businessman, was shot dead early Wednesday morning at a property he owned in Plovdiv.
  • Filipov owned PIMK, one of Bulgaria's largest logistics companies, and served as majority shareholder for the football club Botev Plovdiv.
  • Officers blocked main exit and entry points in Plovdiv, a city located around 90 miles southeast of Sofia, to secure the area.
  • Plovdiv District Prosecutor Vanya Hristeva said in a briefing that investigators are "actively pursuing all possible leads" regarding the killing.
  • Ongoing police efforts continue to search for suspects as the investigation into the fatal shooting of the prominent businessman remains active in Plovdiv.
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Bulgarian businessman Ilijan Filipov, owner of Botev Plovdiv, has been shot dead. Police have launched a manhunt for the killer.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Ilian Filipov, the owner of the PFK Botev Plovdiv club and an important personality of the Bulgarian business community, was shot to death on Wednesday morning. He was shot in the head at Plovdiv (about 150 km from the capital Sofia), reported the BNR television station and several local media.

·Bucharest, Romania
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The murder took place around 1 a.m. in the Bulgarian businessman's apartment in Plovdiv, central Bulgaria.

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The businessman and president of the Ptoev Plovdiv Ilyan Filipov Club were shot dead, while the authorities opened an investigation and announced the mourning club, paying tribute to his significant contributions to the rescue and reconstruction of his stadium.

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Businessman and president of Botev Plovdiv, Ilian Filipov, was executed in Plovdiv with a bullet to the head. The post Bulgaria: President of Botev Plovdiv was murdered (pic) appeared first on in.gr.

·Greece
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Actualno.com broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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