Georgi Iliev (1965/66 - August 25, 2005) was a Bulgarian businessman, best known for his ownership of a top Bulgarian football (soccer) team, Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He was shot and killed at a restaurant in Sunny Beach, a resort town on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast near the city of Bourgas, by a suspected sniper. As of August 26, 2005, the Bulgarian police suspect a turf war between rival criminal gangs, prompting Interior Minister Rumen Petkov to announce an investigation into organized crime. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club, from the town of Plovdiv. ... Sunny Beach (Bulgarian: Слънчев Бряг, Slânchev Bryag) is a town on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, located approximately 35 km north of Burgas in Obshtina Nessebar, Burgas Oblast. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... Burgas (or Bourgas, Bulgarian: Бургас) is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. ... The traditional definition of a sniper is an infantry soldier especially skilled in field craft and marksmanship who kills selected enemies from concealment with a rifle at large distances. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ...

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• Bulgarian football boss shot dead -- BBC News Online, August 26, 2005.