Kotez: Rocket Launcher Attack on House, Z.K. Arrested
Police say a suspect fired a round from a handheld rocket launcher at a house under construction in Kotez between Sept 21 and 22, then fled. He was arrested; an unexploded grenade was found.
Police have arrested Z. K. (born 1986), suspected of firing a round from a handheld rocket launcher at a house under construction in the Belgrade neighborhood of Kotez overnight, the Ministry of Interior (MUP) announced.
The attack happened overnight between September 21 and 22. According to MUP, the suspect fled the scene after firing the projectile.
No one was hurt in the attack. The house under construction sustained only material damage.
At the scene, alongside traces of the attack, police also found an unexploded hand grenade.
Who was arrested
The arrest was carried out by the Palilula Police Station and the Crime Police Directorate’s Department for Investigation of Explosions, Fires and Accidents, acting on orders from the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade. Z. K. was born in 1986 and is 40 years old.
He is suspected of illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials, as well as of causing general danger. He has been ordered held for up to 48 hours, after which he will be brought before the competent prosecutor’s office along with a criminal complaint.
MUP’s statement does not name a motive for the attack, identify the owner of the house, or give the exact time the projectile was fired.
