Serbia's education minister resigns in wake of deadly mass shootings, including at primary school
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 5:43 am
Serbia's education minister resigns in wake of deadly mass shootings, including at primary school
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Serbia's education minister submitted his resignation Sunday following two mass shootings, one of them at a primary school, that left 17 people dead, while the European country's government urged citizens to turn in all unregistered weapons or run the risk of a prison sentence.
Education Minister Branko Ruzic is the first Serbian official to resign over the shootings despite widespread calls for more senior officials to step down in the wake of the back-to-back bloodshed. Ruzic cited the "catastrophic tragedy that has engulfed our country" in explaining his decision.
Soon after the attack at the school in Belgrade, Serbia's capital, on Wednesday, Ruzic was quick to blame "the cancerous, pernicious influence of the internet, video games, so-called Western values." Such criticism is common in the Balkan country, where pro-Russian and anti-Western sentiment have thrived in recent years.
Read more here:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/serbia-ed ... -1.6835366
Serbia's education minister submitted his resignation Sunday following two mass shootings, one of them at a primary school, that left 17 people dead, while the European country's government urged citizens to turn in all unregistered weapons or run the risk of a prison sentence.
Education Minister Branko Ruzic is the first Serbian official to resign over the shootings despite widespread calls for more senior officials to step down in the wake of the back-to-back bloodshed. Ruzic cited the "catastrophic tragedy that has engulfed our country" in explaining his decision.
Soon after the attack at the school in Belgrade, Serbia's capital, on Wednesday, Ruzic was quick to blame "the cancerous, pernicious influence of the internet, video games, so-called Western values." Such criticism is common in the Balkan country, where pro-Russian and anti-Western sentiment have thrived in recent years.