(ANSA-AFP) - PODGORICA, 02 GEN - A gunman who started a
shooting spree at a restaurant in southern Montenegro killed a
total of 12 people, including two children, a prosecutor said on
Thursday.
"Twelve people were killed, of whom two were children,"
prosecutor Andrijana Nastic told reporters in Cetinje, raising
the previous toll of at least 10 from Wednesday's attack. The
gunman died after shooting himself in the head, police said
early on Thursday. The killing spree started around 5:30 pm
local time (1630 GMT) on Wednesday, in Bajice village near the
southern town of Cetinje, according to police. The victims were
killed at five different locations, with the first four in the
restaurant, the prosecutor said. "Each location was inspected
and evidence was taken. "Prosecutor and police actions are
ongoing, to determine the circumstances under which the event
took place," she said.
Four people were also seriously wounded and transported to a
hospital in the capital, Podgorica. The lives of three of them
were still in danger, Health Minister Vojislav Simun said on
Thursday. The police ruled out a "showdown between organised
criminal groups". They said firearms used were illegal. The
government declared three days of national mourning from
Thursday. Mass shootings are rare in the tiny Balkan nation.
(ANSA-AFP).
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