The attacker was wounded and detained, Moldovan police said. The Ministry of the Interior announced that the shooting took place after a foreign citizen was denied entry into the country.
President Maija Sandu said the two dead were a border guard and an airport security official.
#Moldova 🇲🇩 BREAKING: an attack took place on #Chisinau airport.
A Russian citizen who was denied entry into the country is reported to have grabbed the gun of a border guard and killed two people with it. He is now under arrest. pic.twitter.com/4dyHYt866z
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) June 30, 2023
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the suspect was a Russian citizen who took the hostages and led them into a room.
Video from the scene shows people being evacuated from the building. All flights to and from Chisinau airport were suspended.
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#VIDEO #Thriller #airport #Moldova #furious #traveler #takes #hostages #kills #employees
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