TWO GERMAN TEENAGERS SUSPECTED OVER STARLINK FIRE

SOFIA, OCTOBER 19 /SRNA-RIA Novosti/ – Two young men from Germany are suspected of setting fire to antennas belonging to the Starlink satellite communications system near Sofia, and prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for them.

According to the Bulgarian prosecutor's office, the suspects, Tirpan Bejtula and Zeka Islam, were born in Germany in 2007 and arrived in Bulgaria as tourists.

The fire was started during the night of October 10. Bulgarian media reported that 18 antennas were set alight. Three were completely destroyed, while five sustained various types of damage.