Shooter At Chișinău Airport Identified

• 1.07.2023, 12:59

The name and the story of the “adventures” of the attacker have been revealed.

The citizen of Tajikistan, who fired at the airport in Chișinău, was a member of a criminal group. He tried to hide from the investigation.

It is reported by NewsMaker.

According to the investigation, Rustam Ashurov is one of 43 citizens of Tajikistan who were members of a criminal gang.

The Tajik prosecutor's office previously reported that a criminal case was opened against Ashurov on June 23 for kidnapping the deputy head of a local bank in Dushanbe.

The investigation found that the attacker fled to Moldova through Turkey. Then he was going to hide in the countries of the European Union.

Shooting in Chișinău

Yesterday, a shooting took place at the Chișinău airport, which was arranged by a citizen of Tajikistan. He was one of the passengers.

As a result of the attack, two people were killed, and the attacker was neutralized by a detachment of Moldovan special forces. The Prosecutor General's Office of Moldova said that the attacker is in hospital in serious condition, he faces a life sentence behind bars.