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One resignation after death of boy by electric shock on Sofia boulevard

Triaditsa district mayor Dimitar Bozhilov at a press conference on the tragic incident
Photo: BGNES

Ivah Shishkov, chief architect of Sofia’s Triaditsa district is resigning over the tragic incident, in which a 16-year old boy was killed by electric shock while waiting at the traffic lights on Ivan Geshov Boulevard in Sofia a few days ago.

Because of the incident the Bulgarian Socialist Party demanded that PM Boyko Borissov and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova be summoned for a hearing in parliament. However, the majority rejected the demand.



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