保加利亚索非亚——警方称，保加利亚跆拳道联合会主席、欧洲跆拳道联盟副主席斯拉维·比内夫周六在索非亚家中遭枪杀身亡。
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The head of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and vice president of the European Taekwondo Union was shot dead on Saturday at his home in Sofia, police said.
现年60岁的比内夫在跆拳道运动员生涯取得成功后转向政坛，曾以民族主义政党候选人身份当选为国民议会议员和欧洲议会议员。
Slavi Binev, 60, had switched to politics after a successful career as Taekwondo fighter to become member of the National Assembly and of the European Parliament elected on the ticket of nationalist parties.
警方于上午10时30分左右接到枪击报警，赶到现场时发现他已身亡。调查正在进行中。
Police received a call about gunfire around 10:30 a.m. and found him dead when they arrived at the scene. An investigation is underway.
高级警官柳博米尔·尼科洛夫向记者表示，三名嫌疑人在索非亚郊外一条高速公路上被拘留。
Top police officer Lyubomir Nikolov told reporters that three suspects were detained on a highway outside Sofia.
尼科洛夫称，其中两名嫌疑人持有土耳其国籍，第三人持有保加利亚身份证。他补充说，嫌疑人持有武器，但未详述可能的作案动机。
Nikolov said two of the suspects had Turkish citizenship, while the third held a Bulgarian ID card. He added that they were armed but did not elaborate about possible motives of the crime.
当地媒体报道了他在1990年代初的活动，称其与一个在索非亚经营多家娱乐场所、涉嫌从事卖淫、贩毒和贩卖赃车的团体有关联。
Local media reported about his activities in the early 1990s, linked to a group that ran several entertainment venues in Sofia and was allegedly involved in prostitution, drugs and trafficking of stolen cars.
1990年代，公众人物遭黑帮式杀害在保加利亚屡见不鲜。比内夫之死是新一轮高调谋杀案件中的最新一起。事发正值周日总统大选激烈竞选活动结束之际。
During the 1990s, mafia-style killings of public figures were a common occurrence in Bulgaria. The death of Binev is the latest of a new sequence of high-profile killings. It coincided with the end of a heated campaign for Sunday’s presidential elections.