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| Thirteen people, including six women and a child, have been shot dead after a 60-year-old man went on a shooting rampage in a village near Belgrade before trying to kill himself and his wife. | Thirteen people, including six women and a child, have been shot dead after a 60-year-old man went on a shooting rampage in a village near Belgrade before trying to kill himself and his wife. |
| The man, identified only as Ljubisa B, used a handgun in the rampage, Belgrade emergency hospital spokeswoman Nada Macura said. | The man, identified only as Ljubisa B, used a handgun in the rampage, Belgrade emergency hospital spokeswoman Nada Macura said. |
| Villagers told Serbian reporters the man first killed his son before leaving the house and shooting his neighbours, some of whom were still asleep. | Villagers told Serbian reporters the man first killed his son before leaving the house and shooting his neighbours, some of whom were still asleep. |
| Serbian police chief, Milorad Veljovic, said 12 people were killed on the spot, while one person died in a Belgrade hospital. He said the motive for the killings was not clear. | Serbian police chief, Milorad Veljovic, said 12 people were killed on the spot, while one person died in a Belgrade hospital. He said the motive for the killings was not clear. |
| Although such random shootings are rare in Serbia, weapons are readily available mostly from the war in the Balkans in the 1990s and there is a tradition of possessing firearms. Initial reports said the alleged killer had a licence for the handgun he used in the shootings. | Although such random shootings are rare in Serbia, weapons are readily available mostly from the war in the Balkans in the 1990s and there is a tradition of possessing firearms. Initial reports said the alleged killer had a licence for the handgun he used in the shootings. |
| Macura said the man tried to kill himself and his wife after the shootings. Both were severely injured. Another person was also injured. | Macura said the man tried to kill himself and his wife after the shootings. Both were severely injured. Another person was also injured. |
| The killings happened between 5am and 5.30am in Velika Ivanca, 30 miles south-east of Belgrade. | The killings happened between 5am and 5.30am in Velika Ivanca, 30 miles south-east of Belgrade. |
| Macura said the alleged killer apparently had no history of mental illness. | Macura said the alleged killer apparently had no history of mental illness. |
| Police blocked off the village while they investigated. | Police blocked off the village while they investigated. |
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