09/10/2018 18:04
Viktoria Marinova: 'Man held' in Bulgarian journalist killing
A suspect has been detained over the killing of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova, reports say.
Viktoria Marinova's body was found in a park in the northern city of Ruse, near the River Danube, on Saturday. She had also been raped.
Media reports say the man is a Romanian citizen with a Moldovan passport.
On Monday hundreds of mourners held vigils around Bulgaria, said to be the worst country in the European Union for press freedom.
Ruse regional prosecutor Georgy Georgiev said Ms Marinova had suffered blows to the head and was suffocated in the fatal attack, adding that her "mobile phone, car keys, glasses and part of her clothes were missing".
It is not known if the killing is linked to Ms Marinova's work at a local TV station.
The Interior Ministry has not confirmed or denied the arrest but may issue a statement later on Tuesday.