Bulgaria Nabs Businessman Kidnappers - Reports

Kiro Kirov was kidnapped on March 27 in Sofia's quarter of Bankya, and was released on April 13 after his son paid a ransom, which according to various reports was between EUR 500 000 and EUR 1 M. Photo by BGNES

Five men, believed to be part of the gang that kidnapped a Bulgarian businessman at the end of March, have been detained Wednesday afternoon.

Th men have criminal records. They were arrested while traveling in a car along Trakiya highway near a gas station.

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Mihail Mikov declined to comment the reports.

Kiro Kirov was kidnapped on March 27 in Sofia's quarter of Bankya, and was released on April 13 after his son paid a ransom, which according to various reports was between EUR 500 000 and EUR 1 M.

Kiro Kirov is CEO of Kirov Holding, which includes a number of firms for the production of furniture, a textile firm, a transport firm, and firms importing construction equipment and machines, including of the Bosch brand.

In 2007, Kirov Holding reported a turnover of BGN 204 M. Kirov is a machine engineer, a graduate of the Sofia Technical University.

 

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