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| Thirteen people have been killed in Serbia after a man went on a gun rampage in a village near Belgrade, local media report. | Thirteen people have been killed in Serbia after a man went on a gun rampage in a village near Belgrade, local media report. |
| Six men, six women and a two-year-old boy died before the gunman tried to kill himself and his wife. The pair are now said to be in a serious condition. | Six men, six women and a two-year-old boy died before the gunman tried to kill himself and his wife. The pair are now said to be in a serious condition. |
| Police identified the gunman as Ljubisa Bogdanovic, a 60-year-old war veteran. | Police identified the gunman as Ljubisa Bogdanovic, a 60-year-old war veteran. |
| The victims were reported to be relatives and neighbours of Bogdanovic, and included his mother and son. | The victims were reported to be relatives and neighbours of Bogdanovic, and included his mother and son. |
| The shootings took place in several houses in Velika Ivanca, about 50km (30 miles) south-east of the capital at about 0500 local time (0300 GMT). | The shootings took place in several houses in Velika Ivanca, about 50km (30 miles) south-east of the capital at about 0500 local time (0300 GMT). |
| Local residents said the gunman, armed with a 9mm handgun, killed his son before leaving the house and shooting dead neighbours, some of whom were still asleep. | |
| "He knocked on the doors, and as they were opened he just fired a shot,'' villager Radovan Radosavljevic was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. | "He knocked on the doors, and as they were opened he just fired a shot,'' villager Radovan Radosavljevic was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. |
| "He was a good neighbour and anyone would open their doors to him. I don't know what happened." | "He was a good neighbour and anyone would open their doors to him. I don't know what happened." |
| All but one of the victims died instantly, police said. | All but one of the victims died instantly, police said. |
| Serbian police chief Milorad Veljovic, who is at the scene, told RTS that the gunman was "from a peaceful family and had no criminal record". | Serbian police chief Milorad Veljovic, who is at the scene, told RTS that the gunman was "from a peaceful family and had no criminal record". |
| "We're all just stunned," Mr Veljovic said. | "We're all just stunned," Mr Veljovic said. |
| The suspect is reported to have been made redundant last year. He fought as a Serb soldier in the war in Croatia in 1991. | The suspect is reported to have been made redundant last year. He fought as a Serb soldier in the war in Croatia in 1991. |
| The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. | The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. |
| In a similar attack in Serbia in 2007, a 39-year-old man shot dead nine people and injured two others in a village in the east of the country. | In a similar attack in Serbia in 2007, a 39-year-old man shot dead nine people and injured two others in a village in the east of the country. |