A television journalist has been brutally murdered in Bulgaria's northern town of Ruse, prosecutors said Sunday, with the case drawing international condemnation.
The body of 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova, identified by authorities only by her initials, was found on Saturday in a park, Ruse regional prosecutor Georgy Georgiev said.
The death was caused by blows on the head and suffocation, he added.
"Her mobile phone, car keys, glasses and part of her clothes were missing," Georgiev said, adding that prosecutors were probing all leads -- both personal and linked to Marinova's job.
Police sources told AFP that the crime did not immediately appear linked to her work.
The OSCE's media freedom representative Harlem Desir condemned Marinova's killing on Twitter: "Shocked by horrific murder of investigative journalist Victoria Marinova in #Bulgaria. Urgently call for a full and thorough investigation. Those responsible must be held to account."
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