BELGRADE, Feb 21 (Hina) - A truck with Austrian license plates on Friday morning cut in front of a convoy which included a vehicle carrying Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic in Belgrade. Thanks to the reflexes of Djindjic's
driver, the collision was avoided, the Serbian interior ministry reported.
BELGRADE, Feb 21 (Hina) - A truck with Austrian license plates on
Friday morning cut in front of a convoy which included a vehicle
carrying Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic in Belgrade. Thanks
to the reflexes of Djindjic's driver, the collision was avoided,
the Serbian interior ministry reported. #L#
The premier, currently visiting Banja Luka, said he doubted this
was an attempted assassination, Serbian media said.
The truck driver tried to escape, but was arrested in a swift police
action.
The ministry statement did not divulge the identity of the truck
driver, but noted that he had a thick police record.
The driver was brought in for police questioning and is still in
custody.
The premier's cabinet has not commented on the case yet.
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