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Bulgarian authorities seek arrests Germans in arson of Starlink antennas

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 19). Bulgarian authorities seek arrests Germans in arson of Starlink antennas. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/bulgarian-authorities-seek-arrests-germans-in-arson-of-starlink-antennas/article_03bc661d-2409-5f37-ad8a-65c1952732de.html

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Bulgarian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for two German citizens suspected of arson against Starlink antennas near Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital. The incident occurred on October 9 when the suspects set fire to several antennas within a few hours during their brief stay in the country. Prosecutors charged Tirpan Beytula and Zeka Islam in absentia following the court's approval of the European arrest warrant.
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Bulgarian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for two German citizens, Tirpan Beytula and Zeka Islam, suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennas near Sofia on October 9, 2026. The court in SOFIA approved the European arrest warrant after prosecutors stated that the suspects carried out a planned attack within just a few hours while they were in Bulgaria. They have been charged in absentia for this arson.

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Topics

Bulgaria Bulgarian German SOFIA Starlink

Subjects

Bulgaria GPE · 2× SOFIA GPE · 2× Bulgarian NORP · 1× European NORP · 1× German NORP · 1× Starlink ORG · 1× Tirpan Beytula PERSON · 1× Zeka Islam PERSON · 1×

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The court in Sofia approved the European arrest warrant after prosecutors said the suspects carried out the planned attack within just a few hours while they were in Bulgaria on Oct. 9.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
2026-10-19 · Toronto Star
Bulgarian authorities seek arrests Germans in arson of Starlink antennas · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities issued an international arrest warrant for two German citizens suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennas outside the capital. asserted
authorities → issue → capital
The court in Sofia approved the European arrest warrant after prosecutors said the suspects carried out the planned attack within just a few hours while they were in Bulgaria on Oct. 9. asserted
they → approve → Oct.
They were identified as Tirpan Beytula and Zeka Islam and charged in absentia. asserted
They → identify → absentia
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