Bulgaria questioning foreigner over suspected involvement in murder of journalist

Bulgarian police said they had detained a Romanian citizen of Ukrainian origin for 24 hours and were checking his alibi as they investigated the killing of journalist Viktoria Marinova.

"We have in custody a person whose alibi we are checking, but for the time being, we do not have a concrete suspect. Work with him is continuing," Teodor Atanasov, the head of Ruse regional police said.