site.btaBulgarian Embassy: Four Murder Victims in Cape Town Believed to Be Bulgarians

The Bulgarian Embassy in the Republic of South Africa has reported that four people murdered in Cape Town are believed to be Bulgarian citizens, the Foreign Ministry said on its website on Thursday.

The Embassy has not received official information yet. It is in contact with the competent authorities and services.

The Bulgarian Embassy is seeking information via official channels from the South African authorities and will transmit it to the competent authorities in Bulgaria as soon as it is received, the Foreign Ministry said.

According to South African media, including thesouthafrican.com, the victims, two women and two men aged between 40 and 50, are believed to be of Bulgarian descent. The motive for the mass murder is yet to be established.