Serbian President Vows to Disarm Country After Back-to-Back Mass Shootings

  • Vucic announces restrictions on guns, buyout program
  • Serbia reeling after second mass shooting in as many days
People pay their respects to the victims of the school shooting.Photographer: Milos Miskov/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged significantly tighter gun restrictions and announced a buyout of weapons after two mass shootings this week stunned the Balkan nation.

Announcing a “disarmament” of Serbia, Vucic spoke as the tally of the back-to-back crimes — a school massacre in Belgrade on Wednesday and a shooting rampage outside the capital late Thursday — climbed to at least 17 dead and 21 injured.