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Bat Yam Man Suspected of Murdering Israeli Professor in Bulgaria
Shamil Leviev, a 31-year-old from Bat Yam, is suspected of murdering Israeli Professor Andrei Atanasov in Sofia, Bulgaria. Leviev's detention was extended by 20 days by a court, with investigators looking into a possible financial motive.
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- 01Shamil Leviev, 31, from Bat Yam, is suspected of murdering Professor Andrei Atanasov in Bulgaria.
- 02Leviev's detention was extended by 20 days by a court.
- 03Investigators are examining a possible financial connection between Leviev and Atanasov.
- 04Leviev was arrested in Israel on an international arrest warrant.
- 05Professor Atanasov was beaten to death at a Sofia metro station about a month prior.
He was arrested in Israel on an international warrant about a month after Atanasov was beaten to death in Bulgaria.
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