Gunman kills 12 people in mass shooting in small Montenegro town

A gunman has killed 12 people, including two children, in the Balkan nation of Montenegro.

The shooter, identified as a 45-year-old man, also died from injuries after attempting suicide following the shootings.

Montenegro Prime Minister declared three days of mourning and said authorities would consider tightening gun laws. Media reports said the suspect had a history of illegal weapons possession.

Police had earlier deployed special teams and anti-terrorism units to find the gunman around Cetinje, a small valley town surrounded by rugged hills about 38 kilometres west of the Montenegrin capital Podgorica.

Police director Lazar Scepanovic said the suspect was thought to have been drinking heavily before the shooting.

Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic said there had been a brawl in which pistols were fired.

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