A man cries as he walks past police officers guarding the school entrance following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023 A man cries as he walks past police officers guarding the school entrance following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023 

Teenager detained as Belgrade school shooting kills nine

Serbian police say they have detained a 14-year boy who was allegedly involved in killing at least eight students and an adult at a primary school in Belgrade. The shooting in Serbia's capital shocked the Balkan nation, where a national mourning period has been declared.

By Stefan J. Bos  

Undercover and heavily armed police accompanied a 14-year-old boy to a waiting car.

Named only as KK, he was allegedly responsible for shooting to death at least nine people, nearly all children, at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade.

The government said another six pupils and a teacher were injured.
Officials say the suspect allegedly used his father's gun for the country's worst school massacre in recent memory.

Listen to Stefan Bos' report

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03 May 2023, 16:15