Montenegro

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At least 11 dead in Montenegro shooting (RTE.ie)

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.

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Montenegro shooting leaves 12 dead including gunman (The Guardian)

The man was later shot dead by police, the reports said. RTCG quoted police sources as saying the attack came after a family dispute, but gave no further ...

RTCG quoted police sources as saying the attack came after a family dispute, but gave no further details. I do not know where this can lead us,” said Cetinje resident Milorad Mitrovic to RTCG. “I can only say that the shooter was killed by a citizen,” Nastic said.

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At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting (FRANCE 24)

At least 11 people were killed during a mass shooting in Montenegro's central city of Cetinje on Friday, the country's public broadcaster said, ...

I do not know where this can lead us,” said Cetinje resident Milorad Mitrovic to 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.

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Montenegro gunman kills 11 on the street; police kill him (The Washington Post)

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

RTCG quoted police sources as saying that the attack came after a family dispute, but gave no further details. Four of the wounded were transferred to a hospital in Cetinje while two others with serious wounds were sent to the Clinical Center in Podgorica, it said. RTCG, quoting witnesses, said the attacker was randomly shooting at people walking in the street, including at children.

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Mass Shooting in Montenegro Leaves 11 Dead (Balkan Insight)

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.

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Montenegro to expel Russian diplomat; Moscow vows to respond (Reuters)

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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Montenegro mass shooting leaves 12 people dead and 6 wounded (Reuters)

Twelve people including a gunman were killed in a mass shooting in Montenegro on Friday, according to local media reports, while another six were injured.

Earlier, media reported that police had killed the shooter. The shooter then walked out of his house and killed another 7 people. "The family was staying at the house of the shooter as tenants," Brdjanin said.

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Montenegro mass shooting leaves 12 people dead and 6 wounded (The Irish Times)

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 ...

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. RTCG quoted police sources as saying that the attack came after a family dispute, but gave no further details. Four of the wounded were transferred to a hospital in Cetinje while two others with serious wounds were sent to the Clinical Center in Podgorica, it said.

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Shooting Rampage Leaves 11 Dead After Family Dispute In ... (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)

A man went on a shooting rampage in a town in Montenegro, killing 11 people before he was shot dead in a gun battle with police, state television reported.

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Gunman in Montenegro kills 10 before being shot dead by passerby (BreakingNews.ie)

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

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. President Milo Djukanovic said on Twitter that he was “deeply moved by the news of the terrible tragedy” , calling for “solidarity” with the families who lost loved ones in the incident. 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.

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Cetinje shooting: 11 killed in Montenegro gun attack - CNN (CNN)

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.

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Family dispute turns into a massacre in Montenegro (TVP World)

12 people are dead and six injured following an incident in which a man opened fire at random in Cetinje.

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Montenegro gunman kills 10, including two children, in rampage ... (Sky News)

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.

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A gunman in Montenegro killed 10, including 2 children (NPR)

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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At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting (FRANCE 24)

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.

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