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Novi Pazar: Suspect arrested after shooting of policeman

A suspect has been arrested in the southwestern Serbian town of Novi Pazar after the shooting and wounding late on Thursday of a police officer.

The suspect has been named by the police with his initial and year of birth as DZ.K. (1983), a resident of Novi Pazar. He is currently held in up to 48 hours police custody.

Bosniaks to celebrate anniversary of separatist declaration

The Bosniak National Council (BNV), headed by Sulejman Ugljanin, will mark the 100th anniversary of the controversial Sjenica Declaration, writes Blic.

The daily recalls that with this declaration, leaders from the Sandzak area "wanted to secede parts of the territories of Serbia and Montenegro."

Montenegro Police Scrap Threatened Reporter's Protection

Montenegrin journalists' associations have protested over the decision of the police to scrap round-the-clock security for crime reporter Tufik Softic.

Softic has lived under 24-hour police protection for almost two years following threats he received for coverage of organized crime groups in Montenegro.

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