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A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country.
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Country in Central Asia
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Chișinău International Airport shooting
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On 30 June 2023, a man shot and killed two people and injured another at the Chișinău International Airport in Moldova after he was denied entry into the country. The perpetrator was then shot and apprehended by security forces and died of his injuries three days later.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Chișinău Eugen Doga International Airport
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Moldova
Country in Eastern Europe
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