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Eleven Killed, Six Injured in Montenegro Shooting

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According to local media reports, the shooting occurred as a result of a family quarrel. A police source told TVCG that a 34-year-old man then opened fire at... 12.08.2022, Sputnik International

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Eleven people have been killed, six injured in a shooting in Cetinje, Montenegro, police have confirmed. The gunman, who is yet to be identified, is said to have been killed in a shootout with police.Local media also reported that there are children among the victims, however, there's no official confirmation so far. Aside from police, emergency and rescue services are at the site of the shooting.Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic took to social media to say there had been "an unprecedented tragedy" in Cetinje and called on the nation "to be, in their thoughts, with the families of the innocent victims, their relatives, friends and all the people of Cetinje."Cetinje is 36 kilometers west of Podgorica, the capital of the Balkan nation.

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Eleven Killed, Six Injured in Montenegro Shooting

16:30 GMT 12.08.2022 (Updated: 18:21 GMT 12.08.2022)

© AFP 2023 / SAVO PRELEVICPolice officers are seen in riot control gear while citizens of Montenegrin town of Cetinje gather at a baricade near the entrance of the city, on September 4, 2021, to protest against the enthronement of the new bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro.

Police officers are seen in riot control gear while citizens of Montenegrin town of Cetinje gather at a baricade near the entrance of the city, on September 4, 2021, to protest against the enthronement of the new bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro. - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.08.2022

According to local media reports, the shooting occurred as a result of a family quarrel. A police source told TVCG that a 34-year-old man then opened fire at passersby and a police officer.

Eleven people have been killed, six injured in a shooting in Cetinje, Montenegro, police have confirmed.

"Eleven people were killed, six wounded, among them a police officer... The tragedy was preceded by a family quarrel, after which the attacker shot at bystanders and a policeman, who was killed in the shootout," Radio and Television of Montenegro reported.

The gunman, who is yet to be identified, is said to have been killed in a shootout with police.

Local media also reported that there are children among the victims, however, there's no official confirmation so far. Aside from police, emergency and rescue services are at the site of the shooting.

Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic took to social media to say there had been "an unprecedented tragedy" in Cetinje and called on the nation "to be, in their thoughts, with the families of the innocent victims, their relatives, friends and all the people of Cetinje."

Cetinje is 36 kilometers west of Podgorica, the capital of the Balkan nation.