Assassination of Zoran Đinđić
| Assassination of Zoran Đinđić | |
|---|---|
Zoran Đinđić at Davos Conference | |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Coordinates | 44°48′24″N 20°27′36″E / 44.80667°N 20.46000°E |
| Date | 12 March 2003 12:23 p.m. (UTC+01:00) |
| Target | Zoran Đinđić |
Attack type | Sniper assassination |
| Weapon | Heckler & Koch G3 rifle |
| Deaths | Zoran Đinđić |
| Injured | Milan Veruović, bodyguard |
| Perpetrators | Zvezdan Jovanović (incl. 11 accomplices under the orders of Milorad Ulemek with ties to Serbian Organized Crime) |
Zoran Đinđić, the sixth Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, was assassinated on Wednesday 12 March 2003, in Belgrade, Serbia. Đinđić was fatally shot by a sniper while exiting his vehicle outside of the back entrance of the Serbian government headquarters. A state of emergency was immediately declared in the country, and during the police "Operation Sabre", more than 11,000 people associated with organized criminal groups were detained.