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Serbian Prime Minister Assassinated

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic has died after he was shot and critically wounded earlier Wednesday, Serbian state television reported.

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Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic has died of gunshot wounds he sustained earlier Wednesday, Serbian deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic said.

Covic said the assassination of Djindjic was a criminal act aimed at disrupting reform.

Djindjic died in Belgrade's emergency hospital after he was shot and critically wounded at the government building in Belgradeat around 12:45 p.m. (1145 GMT).

Djindjic, 50, was shot twice in the chest by high-caliber sniper bullets from a distance, the Serbian state television reported.

Djindjic had a narrow escape last month when a truck suddenly drove toward his convoy of cars. He said later that the incident could be linked to the government's crackdown on organized crime in the country.

Djindjic, married and father of two children, was sworn in as Serbian prime minister on Jan. 25, 2001.

He played a pivotal role in the downfall of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic in October 2000. He also decided to handover Milosevic to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague next year.

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