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צילום: AFP PHOTO / BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY

Bulgaria: Photo of 2nd bombing suspect released

Photo from fake driver's license appears to confirm suspicions Burgas bomber wasn't working alone

Bulgarian authorities have released a computer-generated image of a suspected accomplice of a man who killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver in a bus bombing a month ago.

 

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    The Interior Ministry said Thursday that "there is data that the man is related to the terrorist attack at the airport."

     

    צילום: AFP PHOTO / BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY
    Fake driver's license (Photo: AFP) (צילום: AFP PHOTO / BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY)

     

    The image of a man with short dark hair is accompanied by a photo from a fake driver's license, in which the man appears to be wearing a wig.

     

    צילום: AFP PHOTO / BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY
    Photo of suspected accomplice (Photo: AFP) (צילום: AFP PHOTO / BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY)

     

    The ministry didn't provide any further details, but the photo appears to confirm suspicions the bomber wasn't working alone.

     

    Earlier this month Bulgaria published a composite photo of the suicide bomber himself. The attacker’s identity has remained a mystery.

     

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of orchestrating the attack in Burgas.

     

    "All the signs are pointing to Iran," he told a press conference shortly after the attack. "The murderous Iranian terror continues to target innocent people. Iranian terror is spreading worldwide... Israel will react to it with force."

     

     

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