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Gergana Kostadinova / EPA
Guards carry the wounded Zlatomir Ivanov after he was shot in front of the City Court in Sofia, Bulgaria on Jan. 29, 2013.
Stoyan Nenov / Reuters
An investigator works at the crime scene where Zlatomir Ivanov was shot in downtown Sofia on Jan. 29, 2013.
An unidentified gunman shot and wounded a suspected Bulgarian crime boss nicknamed "The Beret," the latest blow to the center-right government's efforts to restore the rule of law and improve the Balkan country's image.
Zlatomir Ivanov was shot four times in his legs, arm and stomach as he was about to enter the central court building in broad daylight. He and his bodyguard, who was also wounded, were taken to hospital.
The shots were thought to have come from an apartment across the street from the court building.
-- Reuters, European Pressphoto Agency
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So, does this article imply that shooting this crime boss somehow jeopardizes their attempt to restore the rule of law? I would hope the government would be searching for the shooter in order to thank him.
I don't know if I would high-five the shooter just yet...This was a very brazen attack. The shooter is just as dangerous as the target. I love it when the bad guys shoot only at eachother.
As an afterthought...those European men are absolutely gorgeous!
Why is this news?