A 32-year-old Israeli has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of killing an elderly man in the Sofia metro. He lives in Bat Yam, in central Israel.

The victim was Andrey Atanasov, 83, an associate professor and former lecturer at Sofia University. He was attacked in the lift at Joliot-Curie metro station on Thursday, 15 October, and died of his injuries the same day.

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The man in custody is suspected of beating him brutally and leaving the scene.

He is expected to appear before a court in Israel as part of the process to extradite him to Bulgaria.