A parent escorts her child following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on Wednesday.
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A 14-year-old boy opened fire at a school in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Wednesday, killing eight students and a school security guard, according to police.
Authorities say they received a call about the shooting at school around 8:40 a.m. local time. Police arrested the suspect, a seventh-grade student, after he reportedly fired several shots from his father’s gun at other students and the school guard.
Police officers escort a seventh grade student who is suspected of firing several shots at a school in Belgrade.
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Media footage from the scene showed commotion outside the primary school in central Belgrade as police removed the suspect, whose head was covered as officers led him to a car.
In Serbia, primary schools typically start with first grade and have eight grades, according to The Associated Press.
Mass shootings in Serbia are rare, but authorities have repeatedly warned the public about a number of weapons left over in the country after war in the region in the 1990s.