Bulgaria: International Experts will help with the Investigation regarding the Assassination Attempt against Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev

"Field work ends after the assassination attempt against Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev. From now on, we will work with the operational services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, security services and all international partner services". This was stated by the spokesperson of the National Investigation Service, investigator Marian Marinov, during an investigative experiment after the attempted assassination of the chief prosecutor.

Marinov stated that at this stage he cannot say that there are any suspects. The investigation will be objective, comprehensive and all possible versions will be explored.

Marinov did not comment on the theory that there could be international intervention. "It is too early to talk about this topic," he said.

They did not specify what the damage was to the vehicle and whether they were working on a hot trail.

A team of experts is examining every centimeter of the site of the epicenter of the explosion - all the asphalt covering around it, the tree vegetation and the soil. It was searched for traces and physical evidence of an explosive substance. An expertise has been appointed that will show the type of explosive substance, the amount, the TNT equivalent and the origin - the country from which it was purchased, Marinov added. If necessary, specialists from other countries will be used.

Different materials are investigated - plastic particles, wooden particles, metal particles in the shape of balls. There are signs of damage on the trees around.

Marinov defined as a "hypothesis" the words of Gen. Atanasov that the case is staged and aims to block the reforms in the prosecutor's office.

The spokesperson of the chief prosecutor, Siika Mileva, stated that international...