Serbians have handed over more than 3,000 illegally-owned weapons and weapons parts in just two days as part of a crackdown on firearm ownership in the wake of two deadly mass shootings.
— Serbians have handed over more than 3,000 illegally-owned weapons and weapons parts in just two days of a mass gun amnesty announced as part of a crackdown on firearm ownership in the wake of. A total of 17 people were killed in the attacks last week, including one at a school, which have brought huge pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic's administration.
After the protest officially ended, some of the protesters chanted slogans against Vucic, Serbia's increasingly autocratic president, demanding that he step down, as they passed by government headquarters in Belgrade. Police block streets around the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023, after a teenage boy allegedly opened fire in the school.in central Serbia, randomly killing eight people and wounding 14. Prosecutors said that he has confessed to the killings and said he wanted to spread fear among residents, state media have reported.
"We have to learn anew how to speak to each other and how to create a healthy future ... to nurture the beauty of living, of art, science and humanity," said Biljana Stojkovic, a leader of the leftist Zajedno, or Together, party."The worst among us have been in power for an entire decade, and they imposed the norms of aggression, intolerance, crime and lies.
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