A Serbian man shot dead 13 people in a shooting spree during the early hours of Tuesday morning in a village near Belgrade.
The 60-year-old man first shot his son, and then went from house to house in the village of Velika Ivanca gunning down his neighbours and relatives, according to Serb media.
Officials said six men, six women and a two-year-old boy comprised the victims. Twelve died at the scene while another died in hospital.
The shooting is the worst peace-time massacre in the history of the modern Serb state.
“There are a total of five houses affected where neighbours and relatives lived,” an official told the B92 news website The gunman, identified only as Ljubisa B, then tried to kill his wife before turning his gun on himself. Both survived although remain in a critical condition.
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