Serbia school gunman cannot be held criminally responsible due to young age - prosecutor

A Serbian schoolboy who on Wednesday opened fire on his classmates cannot held criminally responsible due to his young age, the Tanjug news agency reported citing a statement by prosecutor's office.

According to the Serbian legal provisions, the boy "is deemed criminally irresponsible, because he has not reached the age of 14", the report said.

The boy's father has been detained on suspicion of aggravated endangering of the public safety, it said.