site.btaDoyen of Bulgarian Community in North Macedonia Vladimir Perev Verbally, Physically Attacked in Skopje

Vladimir Perev, a journalist and doyen of the Bulgarian community in North Macedonia, was verbally and physically attacked in a shop in Skopje, he said in a publication on the Tribuna website. Perev, who is 80 years old, was struck in the face; his glasses were broken.

Perev quoted the insults directed at him by "a young and strong man" in the queue at the shop: "You Bulgarians should go back to Bulgaria... I do not want to hear the word 'Macedonian' coming out of your filthy Bulgarian mouth... If I ever hear you talk about a Macedonian or refer to yourself as a Macedonian, I will kill you..." 

Perev reported the incident to the police, and it was registered by the law enforcement authorities.