Three days after the murder of Bulgarian TV journalist Viktoria Marinova the Bulgarian police have arrested and released a suspect. Since Tuesday evening Bulgarian media is reporting on an arrest in Germany. The local police haven't confirmed it yet.
Viktoria Marinova vigil in Sofia, Monday evening (photo: Francesco Martino)
Radio Free Europe describes the new suspect being of Romanian nationality who fled to Germany where his mother lives. Also, Marinova's mobile phone was obviously found in the suspect's apartment in the Bulgarian town of Ruse where Marinova was murdered.
The arrests and inquiry follow enormous international pressure on the Bulgarian authorities. It…