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Bulgaria arrests Russian owner of ship at center of Beirut port blast in 2020
Lebanese officials seek transfer of Igor Grechushkin from Bulgaria to question him about the 2020 Beirut blast that killed 218 and injured over 6,000 people.
- Igor Grechushkin, the Russian owner of a cargo ship related to the Beirut port explosion, has been arrested in Bulgaria, according to Lebanese judicial officials.
- The arrest follows nearly five years after two Interpol warrants were issued for Grechushkin and the ship’s captain, Boris Prokoshev.
- Judicial officials stated that documents are being prepared to request Grechushkin's transfer to Lebanon for questioning.
- The Beirut port blast on August 4, 2020, resulted in at least 218 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, with no Lebanese official convicted related to the incident.
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Bulgaria arrests Russian over Beirut port blast in 2020
The Russian owner of a cargo ship linked to a cargo of ammonium nitrate at the center of the massive Beirut port explosion in 2020 has been arrested in Bulgaria, Lebanese judicial officials said Monday. The arrest of Igor Grechushkin comes nearly five years after a Lebanese investigative judge issued two arrest warrants through Interpol for him and the vessel's captain, Boris Prokoshev, also a Russian citizen. The judicial officials said papers …
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Mediafax Igor Greciuskin's arrest took place about five years after a Lebanese instruction judge issued two arrest warrants via Interpol on his name and captain of the ship, Boris Prokošev, also a Russian citizen. The court officials stated that documents were being prepared by which Grechushkin's transfer to Lebanon was requested for interrogation. They said that if Grechushkin was not submitted, Lebanese investigators could travel to Bulgaria …
Bulgaria arrests Russian owner of ship at centre of Beirut port blast that killed 218
The arrest of Igor Grechushkin comes nearly five years after a Lebanese investigative judge issued two arrest warrants through Interpol for him and the vessel’s captain. Bulgaria arrests Russian owner of ship at centre of Beirut port blast that killed 218
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