Thousands protest after teenage girl murdered by kidnapper in Romania

epa07745180 A Romanian young man carries a national flag and shouts slogans while marching aside a huge national flag during a protest against the way Romanian authorities handled the kidnapping of a 15-years old girl, believe to have been killed in the southern city of Caracal, in front of the Interior Ministry Headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, 27 July 2018. Up to 1.000 people marched through the streets of Romanian capital, asking the government to answer on the failed operation of saving the kidnapped teenage girl, who manage to call three times the 112 emergency number. Alexandra Macesanu, a 15-year-old girl from Dobrosloveni village, Olt County, disappeared on Wednesday after leaving for Caracal while hitchhiking. A suspect was detained and is accused of kidnapping and human traffic, as police are still analyzing the human remains found at his house. Top police staff were fired by the Interior Minister yesterday. EPA/Robert Ghement Robert Ghement

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