Serbia declares state of emergency as prime minister assassinated

THE Serbian government declared a state of emergency last night amid fears of a breakdown in law and order following the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.

Serbia declares state of emergency as prime minister assassinated

The 50-year-old who spearheaded the popular revolt that toppled Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in October, 2000, had many enemies because of his pro-reformist and Western stands.

He was pivotal in arresting and handing Milosevic to the war crimes tribunal in June, 2001.

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