Serbia PM Vucic survives 'assassination attempt' at Srebrenica ceremonies

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A crowd gathered Saturday to commemorate the Srebrenica slaughter 20 years ago pelted the Serbian prime minister with stones and water bottles in an attack the Serbian interior minister called an “assassination attempt.". Aleksandar Vucic, a former ultranationalist during the Balkan wars but who is now a moderate with a pro-Western stance, escaped serious injury. He said he was hit in the face with a rock as the crowds chanted "Kill, Kill" and "Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great." Vucic's associate, Suzana Vasiljevic, told AP that he was hit in the face with a stone and his glasses were broken. Vasiljevic said she was behind Vucic when "masses broke the fences and turned against us." More...