According to broadcaster RTS, eight people have been killed and 13 injured after a perpetrator fired an automatic weapon from a vehicle and fled the city. The shooting is said to have started after an argument in a schoolyard, and continued in several places during the night to Friday. RTS further reports that a policeman and his sister are among those killed. CNN reports that a 21-year-old man is wanted. Newspaper Telegraf writes that a massive police hunt is underway in several villages on the outskirts of Belgrade. Shots were heard in several places. The road to the village of Dubona, not far from Mladenovac, is blocked. A witness told Reuters that the police are present with large forces. Investigations are underway at the crime scene. Photo: ANTONIO BRONIC / Reuters Shortly before dawn, heavily armed police were standing and checking cars leaving the village of Dubona, according to Reuters. – It is pitch dark here. We are looking for him in this area and are taking all precautions. A semi-automatic rifle is a serious threat, one of the police officers told the agency. A helicopter, drones and several patrols were also seen in the area. Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic calls this latest shooting an “act of terrorism”. Outside hospitals in Mladenovac and Belgrade, worried people gathered to find out how their loved ones have fared. Minister of Health Danica Grujicic visited the hospital, where eight shot victims received treatment. The Ministry of Health has sounded the alarm and is asking people who can donate blood to come forward. Second shooting incident in two days The shooting takes place the day after a school shooting in which a 13-year-old killed eight students and a security guard. This led to the Serbian government adopting a tightening of arms control. A group of secondary school teachers demonstrated at the crime scene on Thursday, to also demand stricter security measures and improvement of the school system, according to Reuters. Serbia has a large number of gun owners, but such mass shootings are very rare. President Aleksandar Vucic called the shooting on Wednesday one of the most difficult days in the country for a long time. On Friday, the country in the Baltic countries will start a three-day mourning period, after a vigil on Thursday evening with several hundred children present at the school where the shooting happened.
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