Belgrade shooting (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV)
The Serbian government has proclaimed three days of national mourning, from May 5 to 7, Serbian Minister for Education Branko Ruzic has stated.
Eight pupils and a security guard of the Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade were killed on May 3 in an armed assault by a seventh-grade pupil, while seven pupils and teachers were wounded, the Serbian Interior Ministry has announced.
The attacker is a pupil of the same school, initials K.K, aged 14, who was arrested. He has planned this assault for a month and had a list of children whom he intended to kill. The police stated that he had in his possession two pistols, owned by his father, and four “Molotov cocktails.” After committing the attack, the pupil called the police and reported what he had done.
Officials in the region, various organizations in Serbia and political parties have condemned the attack and sent condolence telegrams.
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