2 Women Injured in Bulgaria's Blagoevgrad after Acid Attack

The two students from Gotse Delchev, aged 24 and 26 respectively, were attacked outside their student’s accommodation. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria police have arrested three men Wednesday over an acid attack on two young women in Blagoevgrad.

The two students from Gotse Delchev, aged 24 and 26 respectively, were attacked outside their student’s accommodation. The incident occurred late Tuesday when a man, who was allegedly not known by the women, splashed acid into the their faces.

Both women are now in Blagoevgrad Hospital, with one of them suffering serious injuries to her eyes, according to Dr. Ekaterina Chakalska from the University eye clinic.

The police later arrested a 37-year-old man from Dupnitsa and two men from Yahinovo in connection with the attack.

Kalin Georgiev, Secretary-General of the Interior Ministry (MVR), confirmed that the incident happened because of jealousy after the women had been in a club close to where they were attacked outside their living quarters. He added that two more men had been arrested over the incident.

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