2023-05-05 03:26:32
Serbian police near a school that witnessed a massacre
An unprecedented shooting attack in a school in Belgrade.. A student killed 8 of his comrades and a security guard
Eight people were killed and 13 wounded Thursday evening in a shooting near the Serbian city of Mladenovac, regarding 60 km south of the capital, Belgrade, according to local media.
Public broadcaster RTS reported that the perpetrator fired from inside a moving vehicle using an automatic weapon before fleeing. She added that the police are looking for the suspect.
A number of policemen and ambulances were sent to the scene, while helicopters hovered over the site.
The police closed the road leading to two villages in the area where the shooting took place, according to an AFP photographer at the scene.
A number of policemen and ambulances were dispatched to the scene, while helicopters hovered over the site.
Serbian Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic described the incident as a “terrorist act”.
N1 reported that people worried regarding their relatives had gathered outside the emergency medical center in Belgrade, where at least eight of the wounded were taken. The Minister of Health came to the center for a brief visit.
This comes a day following an unprecedented shooting in a school in Belgrade, in which a 13-year-old student killed eight of his friends and a security guard, in an incident that shocked the country.
A state of sadness prevailed in Serbia, on Thursday, and classes began in all schools of this Balkan country, with a minute of silence for the victims of the massacre.
In turn, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who addressed the nation on Wednesday evening, expressed his regret over “one of the most difficult days in contemporary history” for Serbia.
The government declared a three-day national mourning period, starting on Friday. The number of celebrations and events planned in this country of less than 7 million people will also be canceled or reduced.
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