8 killed, 13 injured in Serbia shooting: report

8 killed, 13 injured in Serbia shooting: report

Eight people were killed and 13 others were injured in a shooting in Serbia late on Thursday. (Representative)

Belgrade:

Eight people were killed and 13 wounded in a shooting late on Thursday near a Serbian town some 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of the capital Belgrade.

The shooting took place near Mladenovac when the attacker fired from a moving vehicle with an automatic weapon and fled, RTS television reported. The police was looking for the attacker.

A heavy police force was deployed and several ambulances rushed to the scene, while helicopters were flying over the area.

On Wednesday, a 13-year-old student shot dead eight classmates and a security guard at a Belgrade primary school, in an attack that shocked the Balkan nation.

In 2023, a villager shot dead 13 relatives and neighbors in Mladenovac.

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