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At least eight killed and 13 injured in drive-by shooting in Serbia
It marks the second mass killing in Serbia in two days and comes after a 13-year-old boy opened fire at a primary school killing eight children and a security guard in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Friday 5 May 2023 02:53, UK
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An ambulance leaves the location in the aftermath of a shooting in Malo Orasje, Serbia
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At least eight people have been killed and 13 injured in a drive-by style shooting in Serbia as police hunt for the suspect, state TV reported.
The attacker used an automatic weapon to shoot randomly at people near the town of Mladenovac, some 50km south of the capital Belgrade on Thursday night, the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) said.
Police were looking for the 21-year-old suspect who fled after the attack, it added.
It is the second mass killing in Serbia in two days.
Serbian Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic called the shooting “a terrorist act”, the report said. Special police and helicopter units have been sent to the region as well as ambulances, it added.
No other details were immediately available, and police had not issued any statements.
On Wednesday, a 13-year-old boy opened fire at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade killing eight children and a security guard.
The boy had used two handguns he had taken from his father.
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