Bulgarian Journalist Koltuklieva Hospitalized, May Need Surgery After NSO Officer Assaults Her
Journalist Sonya Koltuklieva remains hospitalized at St. Sofia Hospital after being shoved to the ground by a National Security Service (NSO) officer during an encounter outside the headquarters of Progressive Bulgaria in Sofia, prompting political demands for the resignation of Parliament Speaker Mihaela Dotsova and NSO chief Emil Tonev. Koltuklieva said on Facebook that she was receiving painkillers and that doctors would decide whether she needed shoulder surgery....
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