BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was moved to a safe location after a large cache of weapons was found Saturday near his family house outside Belgrade, the interior minister said.
Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said that a trunk found in a forest by the house held an anti-tank rocket, hand grenades and sniper rifle ammunition.
Stefanovic said the location is “ideal” for an assassination attempt and that he was afraid for Vucic’s safety. He said it was not the first time the prime minister was a potential target, but did not elaborate.
“It is highly unusual” for such weapons to be discovered near a place where cars have to slow down before entering or leaving Vucic’s house, where his parents are believed to be living, Stefanovic said.
“It is not a naive” incident, said Stefanovic. “Liquidations are conducted in such a way. Weapons are hidden at a certain place, culprits use them and then disappear. Sadly, that’s the modus operandi.”