Man Seriously Wounded in Shooting Outside Belgrade Parliament

Shots were fired outside Serbia’s parliament in Belgrade on Wednesday, wounding one man and briefly setting ablaze a pro-government tent encampment erected by supporters of President Aleksandar Vučić. A man was detained and later shown handcuffed in video footage, though authorities have not publicly confirmed a motive. Vučić condemned the incident as a terrorist attack, blamed rhetoric from student-led anti-government rallies and said such violence was inevitable; health officials said the wounded man sustained serious injuries and required urgent treatment. The episode comes amid nearly year-long protests triggered by last November’s train station canopy collapse that killed 15–16 people; police and emergency services secured the area, launched an investigation and increased security ahead of a Nov. 1 rally.