CHISINAU, June 30 (Reuters) - A 43-year-old Tajik man grabbed a gun, shot dead two security officers and wounded a civilian at Moldova's main international airport on Friday after being denied entry to the country, authorities said.
The suspected assailant was himself wounded and apprehended, police said, in an incident that briefly grounded flights at Chisinau International Airport.
Moldova's acting chief prosecutor, Ion Munteanu, said the shooting was being examined as a terrorist act.
The two killed were a border guard and an airport security officer, President Maia Sandu said, offering condolences.
It was only after we went far away from the airport that we were told there is someone who is shooting."
Persons:
Ion Munteanu, Olena Shevelyova, Dorin Recean, Maia Sandu, Munteanu, Dragos Galbur, Alexander Tanas, Olena Harmash, Tom Balmforth, Cynthia Osterman, Ron Popeski, Grant McCool
Organizations:
Chisinau International Airport, European Union, Thomson
Locations:
CHISINAU, Chisinau, Tajikistan, Soviet, Asia, Istanbul, Moldova, Moldovan, Soviet Union, Ukrainian, Milan