MLADENOVAC, Serbia: Serbian police said on Friday (May 5) they had arrested a man suspected of killing eight people and injuring at least 14 others in the country's second mass shooting this week, following an hours-long manhunt throughout the night. Hours earlier, near Mladenovac - about 60km south of the
MLADENOVAC, Serbia: Serbian police said on Friday they had arrested a man suspected of killing eight people and injuring at least 14 others in the country's second mass shooting this week, following an hours-long manhunt throughout the night.
The shooting prompted a manhunt through the night as police combed the woods near the capital Belgrade. An AFP photographer saw a helicopter circling overhead with a spotlight appearing to search for the fugitive gunman. As the sun began to rise early Friday, there was a heavy police presence in the region of the latest shooting.
Police officers block the street near the scene of a Thursday night attack in the village of Dubona, some 50km south of Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 5, 2023. Mass school shootings are extremely rare in Serbia and President Aleksandar Vucic called Wednesday's tragedy"one of the most difficult days" in recent history.
Gun ownership is relatively high in Serbia, where shooting ranges are popular but special permits are required to possess firearms. The wars in the Balkans during the 1990s amid the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia also saw a large number of weapons circulate in the region.
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