CHISINAU, Moldova – A 43-year-old Tajik man grabbed a gun, shot lifeless two safety officers and wounded a civilian at Moldova’s predominant worldwide airport on Friday after being denied entry, authorities stated.
He was himself injured and apprehended, police stated, in an incident that briefly grounded flights at Chisinau International Airport.
One witness, Olena Shevelyova, stated she heard 4 or 5 pictures. “We heard some guns shooting and we were asked to go in some buildings here … to hide behind the buildings,” she advised Reuters by telephone.
Prime Minister Dorin Recean stated the shooter seized a weapon from a border police official as he was being escorted away.
The two killed had been a border guard and an airport safety officer, President Maia Sandu stated, providing condolences.
Moldova, which gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, has a inhabitants of two.6 million and is pushing to hitch the European Union.
Shevelyova, 48, a Ukrainian government who had been ready to board a flight to Milan, stated she heard ambulances coming close to the airport. “It was unclear if there was a bomb or something had happened. It was only after we went far away from the airport that we were told there is someone who is shooting.”
Moldova is usually used for flights by neighboring Ukrainians since Russia’s invasion of their homeland. — Reuters
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