The shooter, mentioned to be a international nationwide, fatally shot two individuals after being denied entry into the nation.
As the perpetrator was being escorted by officers at Chisinau International Airport, the person “took the gun of a border guard” and fatally wounded the 2 individuals, authorities mentioned.
“At this moment the danger has been eliminated. The aggressor was wounded and is being treated,” police mentioned on Facebook.
Flights have been delayed, however police mentioned they might resume. All passengers have been evacuated from the airport.
A police supply informed Reuters that the shooter had flown in from Turkey and used a firearm in opposition to border guards.
Moldova, which gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, has a inhabitants of two.6 million and is pushing to hitch the European Union. It lies between Romania and Ukraine.
The nation has been closely uncovered to preventing in Ukraine, with tensions simmering within the pro-Russian breakaway area of Transnistria.
President Sandu offeried condolences to the households of these killed, calling it “a sad day for all of us”.
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