Police in Mourning as Shot Officer Dies in Hospital

Ljubljana, 25 August - Slovenian police are in mourning after their colleague who was shot by an off-duty army employee on Friday during a routine traffic stop died of his injuries in hospital on Monday, in what is the first shooting death in police ranks in 17 years.

Litija The scene of the 22 August shooting attack on a police officer, who later died in hospital of his injuries. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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The scene of the 22 August shooting attack on a police officer, who later died in hospital of his injuries.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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