Man kills 13 in Serbia shooting spree

Thirteen people have been killed by a man who went on a shooting spree in a village near Belgrade, health officials in Serbia said today.

Belgrade emergency hospital spokeswoman Nada Macura said the 60-year-old man, identified only as Ljubisa B. used a gun to kill six men, six women and a child. The motive for the shooting was not immediately given.

Ms Macura said the man than tried to kill himself and his wife, who both remain severely injured. Another person was also wounded.

The apparently random killings happened in the village of Velika Ivanca, some 30 miles (50 km) south-east of Belgrade.

Ms Macura said the gunman was apparently not deranged.

Police are investigating.