2 More Cars Torched in Bulgaria Overnight

Mysterious car arsons started occurring in the beginning of December and spread from Sofia to other cities and towns. File photo by Sofia Photo Agency

Two more cars were set on fire Wednesday into Thursday in Bulgaria's southern city of Haskovo and the second largest city of Plovdiv.

The news was reported by local police.

The car in Haskovo belongs to a 37-year-old man and was parked in the villa zone of the city. Police, however, say they still are not certain if this was an arson case or the car caught fire due to a technical malfunction. They are conducting a second inspection.

The Plovdiv vehicle was owned by a 34-year-old woman. The incident happened around midnight in the Trakiya district. The lead here is arson.

Three other cars were set on fire in Bulgaria the night before.

There had been over 60 such incidents in Sofia in the last month and a half and over 20 others outside the capital.

Police say that the arsons were committed by several groups with different motives and some have been copycat criminal actions. Others believe the arsons were set on purpose by an unknown, but powerful mastermind in order to destabilize the cabinet of the ruling GERB.

Ivan Kamenov, the fourth suspect regarding the recent series of car arsons in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, will remain in custody, the Sofia District Court ruled Sunday.

The court believes that Kamenov is likely to hide or commit other crimes if he is released. The suspect has had a previous sentence for arson.

Kamenov has been accused of torching a vehicle in Sofia's Lyulin residential district. His lawyers have pointed out that the witnesses who have implicated him in the crime have criminal records or have been under the influence of cannabis, which would make their accounts doubtful.

Ivan Kamenov is the fourth suspect for the notorious series of car arsons that began at the end of November

On December 27, the Sofia Appellate Court released Yuliyan Kovachki , 29, on own recognizance. Kovachki was allegedly responsible for several arsons that took place in the Mladost residential district.

Several days earlier, another suspect, 33-year-old Vladislav Nikolov AKA Kukata (The Hook) was also released on own recognizance. On December 20, suspect Radoslav Stoyanov was released on a BGN 1700 bail.

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