Montenegro

Crime Scene in Cetinje, Montenegro. Photo: Jelena Jovanovic. At least 11 people were killed and another six wounded, including two children and the attacker, ...

Local media reported that the attacker was later taken down by police but the prosecution denied such claims saying the gunman was killed by a citizen of Cetinje. Police are yet to officially to confirm the identity of the gunman and details of the crime. “I call on all the citizens of Montenegro to be with the families of the innocent victims, their relatives, friends and all the citizens of the royal capital of Cetinje,” Abazovic took to Twitter to say.

At least 11 people were killed, including two children, in a deadly mass shooting in Montenegro's southern city of Cetinje on Friday, according to state ...

All of us as a society must stand in solidarity with them in these difficult times," Đukanović said on Twitter. The head of Clinical Center of Montenegro Ljiljana Radulovic said that three of the injured victims are in the hospital in a critical condition. Authorities say they have identified the attacker -- said to be a 34-year-old man -- and that his rampage was brought to an end when he was shot dead by a civilian.

The man used a hunting rifle to first shoot the tenants in his home, then random people he passed outside.

Prime minister Dritan Abazovic wrote on his Telegram channel the incident was "an unprecedented tragedy" and urged people "to be, in their thoughts, with the families of the innocent victims, their relatives, friends and all the people of Cetinje". The gunman used a hunting rifle to first shoot the two children, aged eight and 11, and their mother, who lived as tenants in his house. The man used a hunting rifle to first shoot the tenants in his home, then random people he passed outside.

Officials in Montenegro say a man went on a shooting rampage in the western city of Cetinje, killing 10 people, including two children, before being shot ...

She said nine of those killed died at the scene and two died at a hospital where they were taken for surgery. Andrijana Nastic, the prosecutor coordinating the crime scene investigation, told journalists that the gunman was killed by a passerby and that a police officer was among the wounded. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said in a video statement shared with media that attacker was a 34-year-old man he identified only by his initials, V.B.

The 34-year-old attacker was shot dead by police after a gun battle in the city of Cetinje. According to officials, the man shot dead three members of the same ...

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Montenegro state TV reports that a man went on a shooting rampage killing 11 people on the streets before being shot dead.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. RTCG quoted police sources as saying that the attack came after a family dispute, but gave no further details. State TV RTCG said the 34-year-old gunman wounded another six people, including a policeman, in the city of Cetinje's Medovina neighborhood, which is near the seat of the former royal government.

The gunman was later killed after firing at police officers, the broadcaster reported. Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic called on the country to offer support to ...

Media reported earlier that a policeman had been among the injured. The shooting comes as the country is in the full throes of its tourism high season. "I can only say that the shooter was killed by a citizen (civilian)," Nastic said.

The small former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro on Friday ordered a Russian diplomat to leave over what it called violations of norms, prompting Moscow to ...

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Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said in a video statement shared with media that the attacker was a 34-year-old man he identified only by his initials, ...

She said nine of those killed died at the scene and two died at a hospital where they were taken for surgery. President Milo Djukanovic said on Twitter that he was "deeply moved by the news of the terrible tragedy" in Cetinje, calling for "solidarity" with the families who lost loved ones in the incident. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said in a video statement shared with media that the attacker was a 34-year-old man he identified only by his initials, V.B.

A 34-year-old man killed 10 people on the streets of Cetinje before being shot dead by a passerby, officials said. They said it was unclear what had ...

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Prime minister Dritan Abazovic wrote on his Telegram channel that the incident was 'an unprecedented tragedy'.

Prime minister Dritan Abazovic wrote on his Telegram channel that the incident was “an unprecedented tragedy” and urged people “to be, in their thoughts, with the families of the innocent victims, their relatives, friends and all the people of Cetinje”. Andrijana Nastic, the prosecutor co-ordinating the crime scene investigation, said the gunman was killed by a passerby and that a police officer was among the wounded. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said in a video statement that attacker was a 34-year-old man he identified only by his initials, V.B.

A shooter killed at least 11 people including two children in a mass shooting in Montenegro's central city of Cetinje on Friday, officials said, in one of ...

I do not know where this can lead us,” said Cetinje resident Milorad Mitrovic to public broadcaster RTCG. "I invite all the citizens of Montenegro to be with the families of the innocent victims," the prime minister wrote in a post on Telegram. In the shooting's wake, Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic called on the country to offer support to the families of the victims, saying the incident was unprecedented in Montenegro's recent history.

A total of 11 people, including two children and the attacker, were killed in a mass shooting in Cetinje, Montenegro, on Friday and six others were injured ...

He wrote on his Telegram channel that the incident was "an unprecedented tragedy" and urged people "to be, in their thoughts, with the families of the innocent victims, their relatives, friends and all the people of Cetinje". He said the motive for the shooting was not yet known, and he did not give the name of the shooter but said his initials were V.B. "The family was staying at the house of the shooter as tenants," Brdjanin said.

Although details of the incident are still emerging, Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said that around 3.30 p.m on Friday a 34-year old man with a ...

‘I can only say that the shooter was killed by a citizen (civilian),’ Nastic said. I do not know where this can lead us,’ said Cetinje resident Milorad Mitrovic to public broadcaster RTCG. ‘The family was staying at the house of the shooter as tenants,’ Brdjanin added.