Romania: Bucharest district mayor claims he was poisoned with arsenic and (…)

February 3, 2026

Bucharest district mayor claims he was poisoned with arsenic and mercury
Feb 3, 2026

Bucharest district mayor claims he was poisoned with arsenic and mercury.

Daniel B?lu??, the Social Democrat (PSD) mayor of Bucharest’s District 4, claimed he was intentionally poisoned with arsenic and mercury and that he suspects who the perpetrator might be. During an interview given to Digi24 on Monday, February 2, he stated that the poisoning caused him a series (…)

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