Update /7:27pm/ The attacker is a citizen of Tajikistan aged 43. He was banned entry into Moldova for security reasons. While being accompanied to the sterile zone for being sent back, the foreigner shot dead a border police officer and a security guard with a gun he took away from a border police officer. A passenger was hurt and is in the care of doctors, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said in a message. “I offer sincere condolences to victims’ families. The Government will provide the necessary assistance. The state institutions raised the alert level so as to ensure security and public order,” noted the official.
Update /7:16/ A border police officer and an employee of the airport’s security died after being shot by the attacker at the airport. President Maia Sandu offered her condolences to the grieving families and relatives. “The loss of the dear ones is an enormous pain for the families. It is a sad day for us all,” wrote the official. The state institutions are on alert. The police and the law enforcement agencies have been mobilized all over Moldova.
Update /7:02pm/ The Ministry of the Interior said the risky situation at the Chisinau International Airport has been solved with the arresting of the attacker by officers of the special police brigade Fulger. “Regrettably, we inform about two victims of the attacker. These died in the line of duty. The authorities are remedying the situation,” said the institution. The attacker will be brought to justice. The Prosecutor General’s Office launched an investigation.
The flights at the airport haven’t been resumed. During the operation, measures were taken to protect the civilians who were in the danger zone, said the Ministry.
Update /6:45pm/ Officers of the special police brigade Fulger captured the man who fired at the Chisinau International Airport not long ago. The attacker was hurt and is being offered medical care, the Border Police has said.
According to the government information verification portal First Source, while being accompanied to the sterile zone for being sent back, the foreigner took the gun of a border police officer and mortally injured two persons. The man was handcuffed by the special troops that staged a siege. All the flights were delayed, while the passengers were evacuated from the airport. All the measures have been taken to return things to normality. The people’s safety and public order at the airport continue being ensured.
Update /6:00pm/ The authorities confirmed that a foreigner who was banned entry into Moldova opened fire. At the moment, the special police brigade Fulger is staging a siege.
(Initial news item) A foreign citizen who was banned from entering Moldova opened fire at the Chisinau International Airport not long ago. The incident was confirmed by the Border Police.
The intervention forces are at the scene.
Press officer of the General Police Inspectorate Diana Fetco has told IPN that more details will be provided later.
According to social media, the man who fired a gun arrived in Chisinau by a flight from Turkey. After he fired at a border police officer, he barricaded himself in a room of the airport. The police are preparing a siege. The information wasn’t confirmed officially.
