Montenegro: Mass shooting leaves ten dead including children

A man kills 12 people including two children, reportedly after an argument in a restaurant.

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Authorities said the man - later identified as Aco Martinovic, 45 - had been drinking heavily all day when got into an altercation with another guest at a restaurant in the Cetinje area around 17.30 (16.30 GMT) on New Year's Day.

After the argument, Martinovic went home to retrieve a weapon, then returned to the restaurant and began his rampage, killing several customers.

Martinovic then drove to five other locations and shot several more people, including members of his immediate and extended family. The restaurant owner and his children, aged 10 and 13, were also killed.

Police tracked Martinovic down after an hours-long manhunt. When they ordered him to drop his weapon during a stand-off, he fatally injured himself and died as he was being transported to hospital.

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