Fire erupts outside Serbian parliament

BELGRADE: One man was wounded and an alleged elderly attacker arrested after a shooting and fire at a pro-government camp outside Serbia's parliament on Wednesday, with the country's embattled president quick to label it a "terrorist attack". A Belgrade pensioner was arrested at the camp after firing multiple shots and setting a tent on fire, President Aleksandar Vucic told a press conference hours after the incident.

Vucic said the use of a gun against his supporters made the motivation "unmistakable" and "in my political assessment, a horrific terrorist attack". Officials confirmed the victim was undergoing surgery following the shooting. At a well-organised press conference, Vucic played several videos of the incident and purported confession of the alleged attacker, showing a man in police custody claiming to be behind the shooting. Although police were at the press conference, they did not provide further details about the investigation or whether formal charges had been made against the man. — AFP