Serb PM Shot Dead

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We have just heard the horrible news that Zoran
Djindjic, the Serbian Prime Minister was shot dead
outside government buildings in Belgrade at lunchtime
today. The BBC news website has the details.

― S Samson, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 14:53 (twenty-three years ago)

World War III it is then.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

That was the first thing I thought, too. The second thing I thought was "if the assassins are Austrians, it's Armageddon."

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 14:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Seconded. This may change my immediate personal plans.

― S Samson, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 14:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Ok I'm getting 'serviced' tonight. I must find out what its like.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I do not think this is a very good thing. Not at all.

― S Samson, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

God, poor Serbia. What a mess. RIP.

When was the last time a serving European PM was assassinated?

― stevo (stevo), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:01 (twenty-three years ago)

The Swedish guy in the 80s iirc.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

"Serbian TV said that police were searching, in particular, for a man with a beard."

That'll narrow it down, then.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

This is pretty F'd up. Just when violent world events were growing tiresomely laughably predictable (thanks Dubya!), well...I'm at a loss here. This is scary.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Blimey Matt I'd better go into hiding.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:10 (twenty-three years ago)

if he wore glasses, you better.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:11 (twenty-three years ago)

How popular was he? Are anti-reformists the likely culprits?

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:13 (twenty-three years ago)

from the AP report:

Djindjic appeared to have been targeted last month, when a truck suddenly cut into the lane in which his motorcade was traveling to Belgrade's airport. The motorcade narrowly avoided a collision, and Djindjic later dismissed the Feb. 21 alleged assassination attempt as a "futile effort" that could not stop democratic reforms.

"If someone thinks the law and the reforms can be stopped by eliminating me, then that is a huge delusion," Djindjic was quoted as saying by the Politika newspaper at the time.

The assassination of Djindjic heralds turbulent days for Serbia and a bitter power struggle for his successor. Otpor, or Resistance, an independent pro-democracy group, said the shooting means "criminals have won the battle" in Serbia.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)

This is terrible news, but come on, this is Serbia, which, while on the continent of Europe, isn't one of the most enlightend, civilized countries in the world. If the assination turns out to be an internal Serbian plot, then I don't see how this will really affect the rest of the world.

― fletrejet, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 15:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Nice to see you're thinking of everyone there, fletrejet

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 16:09 (twenty-three years ago)

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