The Latest Breaking News from Serbia

8 fatally shot in Serbian town day after 9 killed at school

Serbian state television says at least eight people have been killed and 13 wounded in a drive-by shooting in a town close to Belgrade

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

Serbian president vows to 'disarm' country after second mass shooting in two days

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic vowed on Friday to launch a large-scale disarmament plan to remove hundreds of thousands of guns from the country, following back-to-back mass shootings in the Balkan country this week.

France 24 · May 5, 2023

Serbian president flags gun control crackdown after second mass killing in two days

Serbia's presindent, Aleksandar Vučić, calls for a "practical disarmament" of Serbia in the wake of the second mass shooting in two days, which killed eight people and wounded 13 others.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Belgrade killer who shot dead 9 and had primed Molotov cocktails set to swerve jail

Teenage student Kosta Kecmanović, 13, killed eight classmates and a security guard at Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School in the Vracar area of Serbia's capital Belgrade on Wednesday morning

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

Serbia police urge people to lock guns after school shooting

Serbian police have urged citizens to lock up their guns after a 13-year-old boy used two of his father’s weapons on a shooting rampage that killed eight of his fellow students and a school guard, sending shock waves through the Balkan nation

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Serbia struggles to comprehend first school shooting

Shocked Serbians mourned the nine victims of their nation's first mass school shooting on Thursday while teachers demanded better security and two wounded pupils fought for their lives.

Reuters · May 4, 2023

Serbia school attack is a rare mass shooting outside US

A mass shooting Wednesday, in which eight students and a security guard were killed at a school in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, was a reminder that such attacks are far less common outside the United States.

Bangkok Post · May 4, 2023

Eight children dead after teenage boy opens fire in Serbia school shooting

Terrified parents arrived on site at the same time as seven ambulances, as they searched for their children

Irish Mirror · May 3, 2023

Boy who killed nine at his school in Serbia ‘had kill list of pupils to target’

13-year-old shooter had ‘names of children he wanted to kill’, police say

Evening Standard · May 3, 2023

Factbox-Serbia school shooting: what are the country’s gun laws?

Serbia, where a schoolboy opened fire on his classmates on Wednesday, has an entrenched gun culture, especially in rural areas, but also strict gun control laws.

Reuters · May 3, 2023