THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 11, 1988.
POLITICAL MURDER: BULGARIAN ARMY CHIEF DEAD
Sofia, To-day.
Major-General Peeff, Chief of Staff of the Bul- garian Army, was shot dead yesterday after- noon when on the way to the War Office. The assassin, who was armed with a revolver, is variously reported as a civilian and an officer of the army reserve.
He afterwards shot himself.¡tive which led him to commit this Major-General Peeff's A.D.C. was outrage which has caused a tremen- wounded.
dous stir in the Bulgarian capital.
off Police have cordonned
the Eye-witnesses of the assassina- tion state that a man with a re-entire suburb of the town and are volver in each hand, fired at the now engaged in hunting down per- officers at close range.
sons believed to have had a hand The murderer is stated to be a in the crime.
named Vassoff, who had General Peeff was appointed chief served a term of imprisonment of the Bulgarian General Staff only and had been released on a par-a few months ago.-Trans-Ocean. don from the King.
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KING RETURNING
Belgrade, To-day.
Political motive for the assassina- tion of General Peeff has now been definitely established, it appears.
Shortly after the crime it was learned that King Boris, who has The assassin is.a Macedonian and been staying at the Summer hails from Stanimaka, which is Palace at Varna, was proceeding also the birthplace of General Peeff. to the capital by special train. It is generally presumed that Vassoff is described as a former Josifaff, the murderer, belongs to a officer, but the military authorities group of extreme Macedonians who decline to give information about have been combating the policy of him.
the Bulgarian Government of bring-| ing about an understanding between Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia.-Trans- Ocean.
The streets leading to the scene of the crime were cordoned off, and the press so far has not been permitted to report the affair.
Major-General Peeff was one of the most brilliant officers in the Bulgarian Army, and was highly popular.-Reuter,
RESERVE OFFICER
Sofia, To-day..
known
CHOOSING
SUCCESSOR
TO BENES
:
Prague, To-day.
Further details are now regarding the assassination of Gen- eral Peeff, Chief of the Bulgarian General Staff, which occurred, at
The question of election of a 2. p.m.. yesterday as, accompanied by his adjutant, Colonel Stojanoff, successor to President Edouard he was about to enter the office Benes, who resigned recently, was
of the War Ministry in Sofia.
The assailant, who was dressed discussed at a meeting of the in civilian clothes and shot himself premanent ways and means com- after having committed the out-mittee of the Czecho-Slovak Parlia- rage, has been identified as Stojument yesterday. Josifaff, a major of the. Reserve
Army, who was released from jail Although the Constitution sti- pulates that an election must
three months ago.
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It appears that just before Gen-take place within a fortnight, it eral Peeff had reached the War is understood that the commit- Ministry, the assassin rushed for-tee will decide on postponement. Dr. Benes is still in Czecho- ward and fired about fifteen shots from two revolvers. General Peeff Slovakia, though it is understood was struck by two bullets and kill-he has promised to leave the ed on the spot, while
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Stojanoff was dangerously wound- ed. He was conveyed immediately to hospital.
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