US EditionShots fired outside Serbian parliament as fire breaks out
- On Oct 22, a fire and shooting broke out at the makeshift camp known as 'Caciland' outside the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade, injuring one person and detaining one.
- The camp known as `Caciland` has stood outside parliament since March as a counter-protest to months of anti-government demonstrations triggered by the Novi Sad canopy collapse.
- Police say Vladan Andjelkovic entered a tent carrying a gasoline canister, fired at supporter Milan Bogdanovic, then shot the canister, causing the fire.
- President Aleksandar Vucic called the episode an `awful terrorist attack` with a political motive, while Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar said the injured government supporter needs urgent surgery.
- With demonstrations ongoing, the incident heightened tensions ahead of the Novi Sad anniversary rally linked to the collapse, with Vucic stating `It is a miracle that in the past 11 months we did not have any casualties`.
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Shooting And Fire Rock Pro-Government Camp In Serbia, President Calls It ‘Terrorist Act’
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief BELGRADE/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Serbian authorities said at least one man was injured Wednesday after gunfire and a fire erupted at a camp of government supporters outside the national parliament, prompting President Aleksandar Vučić to call the incident a “terrorist act.” Police detained a man in his 70s who allegedly fired shots into a tent before flames broke out at the site, which has hoste…
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diarioestrategia.clSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic denounced on Wednesday a “serious terrorist act” following a shooting in front of the Parliament in Belgrade, which left at least one injured and the suspect of the shots in custody. Vucic, who had to abruptly abandon an act of providing housing aid at the Presidency’s headquarters, explained that the assailant was Vladan Andelkovic, a 70-year-old resident of the municipality of Satari Grand in Belgrade. “The o…
Serbian President calls Belgrade shooting a "terrorist attack" after man opens fire near Parliament
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze as police cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the incident. Reports from local media suggested that the suspect threw a handful of ammunition into the fire before being detained by authorities.
For almost a year, many Serbs have been demonstrating against the government. Their supporters, in turn, camp in front of the parliament in Belgrade. There, a man was injured by a shot.
Serbia's head of state blames his opponents for an arson attack. One year after the start of the mass protests of students, the mood continues to heat up.
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