Afghan refugee shot dead by police while trying to enter Bulgaria- The Guardian

Afghanistan:  An Afghan man was shot trying to cross into Bulgaria from Turkey late on Thursday and died on his way to hospital, the interior ministry has said.

“A big group of illegal migrants attempted to enter Bulgaria from Turkey. One man suffered a gunshot wound in the incident and died on the way to hospital,” an interior ministry spokeswoman told AFP.

The incident happened near the south-eastern Bulgarian town of Sredets on Thursday evening, she said, adding that the dead man was from Afghanistan.

Public BNR radio cited the interior ministry’s chief of staff, Georgy Kostov, as saying that the group of 50 people – all from Afghanistan – was intercepted by a patrol of two border guards and a police officer after crossing into Bulgarian territory.

The incident prompted prime minister Boyko Borisov to leave an EU summit in Brussels on the refugee crisis and fly back home late on Thursday. - Read More at the Gaurdian
Afghan refugee shot dead by police while trying to enter Bulgaria