The authorities attribute the attack, one of the deadliest in years, to the Allied Democratic Forces, an extremist group based in neighboring Congo.
Tag: School Shootings and Armed Attacks
President Vucic Plays Up His Role as Defender of Serbs
President Aleksandar Vucic, who has been the target of protests in Belgrade, has been playing up his role defending Serbs in Kosovo, where tensions have recently flared.
Serbia Reflects on Gun Ownership After Mass Shootings
Back-to-back massacres have forced the country, still in mourning, to grapple with its complicated and long gun tradition.
What’s Behind Serbia’s Gun Violence
Serbia has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, after the Balkan wars left the country awash in weapons.
Serbian Shooting Claims 8 Lives, Day After School Massacre Killed 9
A day after Serbia’s first mass shooting in seven years, a second one left the small country in shock and its president called for a radical reduction in gun ownership.
8 Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Including 6 Teachers
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, near the Afghan border. The authorities said they believed there was a sectarian dimension to the violence.
After a School Shooting in Serbia, Belgrade Is Consumed With Grief
Eight children and a security guard were killed by a 13-year-old boy who entered a school in the Serbian capital armed with pistols owned by his father.
Serbia Sees Back-to-Back Mass Shootings, a Rarity Outside the U.S.
Two attacks this week, which left 17 people dead, were the first mass shootings in the country in recent years.
8 Students Killed After School Shooting in Belgrade, Serbia
The assailant had two pistols, four Molotov cocktails and detailed plans, the police said. A security guard was also killed.
Serbia School Shooting: 8 Students Killed by 7th Grader
The suspect fired into a crowd at the school in Belgrade with his father’s handgun, the police said. A security guard was also killed in the shooting.