Serbia struggles to comprehend first school shooting

A girl places a candle near the school, following a mass shooting, after a boy opened fire on others, killing fellow students and staff in Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Shocked Serbians mourned the nine victims of their nation's first mass school shooting on Thursday while teachers demanded better security and two wounded pupils fought for their lives.

The suspected shooter, a 13-year-old boy, surrendered on Wednesday, police said, after taking two of his father's handguns to kill eight pupils and a security guard in a hallway and history class at their school in the capital Belgrade.