Guard Commits Suicide in Japan’s Embassy to Bulgaria

File photo of the Japanese embassy in Sofia by the embassy's official website.

A privately contracted security guard has committed suicide in the yard of  the Japanese embassy in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

The country's Interior Ministry has received information about the accident at around 11:30 am local time on Friday, dnevnik.bg reports.

The guard, a 23-year-old man, reportedly shot himself to death.

According to the BGNES news agency, the accident took place in the embassy building.

Expect details later.

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