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Two dead in shooting at Chisinau airport – authorities Two dead in shooting at Chisinau airport – authorities
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One suspect has been captured by police, the Moldovan Interior Ministry has said, adding that flights are still disrupted The attacker has been captured by police, the Moldovan Interior Ministry has said, adding that flights are still disrupted
A lone gunman has opened fire at Moldova’s biggest airport, the nation’s interior ministry said on Friday. The assailant, who is said to be a foreign citizen who was denied entry to the country, killed at least two people, including a police officer, local media has reported. A gunman opened fire at Moldova’s biggest airport on Friday, the nation’s Inferior Ministry has said. The assailant killed at least two people, including a border guard, according to the authorities.
A police special forces unit (BDPS FULGER) has been dispatched to the scene and managed to neutralize the attacker, the Moldovan interior ministry said in a statement. The suspect was injured and is receiving medical aid, it added. A police special forces unit was dispatched to Chisinau International Airport and managed to neutralize and capture the attacker, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The suspect was injured and was receiving medical aid, it added.
“We confirm the existence of two victims,” the ministry said, without revealing their identities. Local media reported that a police officer and an airport guard were shot by the assailant. Some media also reported that the guard was in serious condition. “We confirm the existence of two victims,” the ministry said, without revealing their identities.
The shooting allegedly erupted when a foreign citizen was refused entry into Moldova. He is then said to have seized a weapon from a border guard while being escorted to the airport's sterile zone and opened fire. The gunman reportedly arrived on a flight from Türkiye. Some media identified him as a “Russian citizen” and a “member of the military, possibly from the Wagner private military company.” Later, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean said on Facebook that the suspect was identified as a 43-year-old citizen of Tajikistan who had been denied entry to Moldova “for security reasons.” The man was being escorted to the airport’s sterile zone to be sent back to where he came from when he “stole” a gun from a border police officer, the prime minister said. The attacker fatally shot the officer and an airport security employee, he added.
Moldovan officials have not provided any official comment on the suspect’s identity. A passenger was also injured in the incident, Recean said, adding that the alert level has been raised to “ensure security and public order.” A criminal case has been opened into the incident, he added.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Earlier, the local media reported that the gunman had allegedly arrived on a flight from Türkiye. Some media outlets previously identified him as a “Russian citizen” and a “member of the military, possibly from the Wagner private military company.”
All flights to and from the airport were delayed and all passengers were evacuated, the Moldovan authorities said, adding that air traffic remains “disrupted.”