NYT WORLD: 7th Grader Opens Fire at School in Serbia, Killing 8 Children
By Cora Engelbrecht
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: May 3, 2023 at 03:00AM
The shooting took place around 8:40 a.m. at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school, in Vracar, an upscale neighborhood of the Serbian capital, Chief Veselin Milic of the Belgrade police, said at a news conference. The boy fatally shot seven girls and one boy using two handguns, which he took from his father. He also carried four self-made Molotov cocktails, Chief Milic said.
By Cora Engelbrecht
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: May 3, 2023 at 03:00AM
The assailant had two pistols, four Molotov cocktails and detailed plans, the police said. A security guard was also killed.
A seventh-grade student armed with pistols and Molotov cocktails launched a deadly attack against his school in an affluent area of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Wednesday, shooting and killing eight children and a security guard in an assault that shocked a country where gun ownership is high but violence from the weapons is rare.The shooting took place around 8:40 a.m. at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school, in Vracar, an upscale neighborhood of the Serbian capital, Chief Veselin Milic of the Belgrade police, said at a news conference. The boy fatally shot seven girls and one boy using two handguns, which he took from his father. He also carried four self-made Molotov cocktails, Chief Milic said.
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