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A Bulgarian sports official and former member of European Parliament shot dead

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 24). A Bulgarian sports official and former member of European Parliament shot dead. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/a-bulgarian-sports-official-and-former-member-of-european-parliament-shot-dead/article_ed8acda8-a02f-5297-b4b6-1c9abaaf84d4.html

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Slavi Binev, 60, the head of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and vice president of the European Taekwondo Union, was shot dead at his home in Sofia on Saturday. Binev had a career as a Taekwondo fighter before entering politics, serving both in Bulgaria's National Assembly and as a member of the European Parliament for nationalist parties.
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Slavi Binev, 60, the head of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and vice president of the European Taekwondo Union, was shot dead at his home in Sofia on Saturday. Binev had a career as a Taekwondo fighter before entering politics, serving as a member of both the National Assembly and the European Parliament for nationalist parties. The cause of death has not been released by authorities.

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Bulgaria SOFIA the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation the European Taekwondo Union the National Assembly

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SOFIA GPE · 2× Bulgaria GPE · 1× Slavi Binev PERSON · 1× the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation ORG · 1× the European Parliament ORG · 1× the European Taekwondo Union ORG · 1× the National Assembly ORG · 1×

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Slavi Binev, 60, had switched to politics after a successful career as Taekwondo fighter to become member of the National Assembly and of the European Parliament elected on the ticket of nationalist parties.
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The head of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and vice president of the European Taekwondo Union was shot dead on Saturday at his home in Sofia, police said. asserted
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Slavi Binev, 60, had switched to politics after a successful career as Taekwondo fighter to become member of the National Assembly and of the European Parliament elected on the ticket of nationalist parties. asserted
Binev → switch → parties
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