School pupil kills eight children and security guard in Belgrade

Boy, 14, opens fire in classroom killing eight pupils and a security guard, Serbian interior ministry says

A 14-year-old boy has opened fire in a Belgrade classroom, killing eight children and a school security guard and injuring a further six pupils as well as his teacher, the Serbian interior ministry has said.

Police identified the shooter by his initials, KK, and said he had been a pupil at the school in the centre of the Serbian capital since 2009. He had used his father's gun for the shooting at about 8.40am on Wednesday and was later arrested in the school playground.