Serbia's President Aleksander Vucic has said that the shooting incident outside of the Parliament in Belgrade was a terrorist attack.
Vucic who said this at a press briefing also added that it was his political assessment and the assessment of a good lawyer of the situation.
Secuirty forces had taken a man into custody following the incident in which one person was seriously injured.
Vladan Andjelkovic a 70-year-old man has been named as the suspect in the case although no motivation has been revealed for his alleged actions.
Vucic assured the people of Serbia that this was the "last incident and to hope that there will be no more".
Shots were fired outside Serbia's parliament building in Belgrade on Wednesday and one person was injured, local media reported.
A video posted on the NOVA media outlet, the location of which was confirmed by Reuters, showed armed security officers approaching a large tent outside parliament.
A few shots were fired and then a fire broke out inside the tent, one of several erected this year by supporters of President Aleksander Vucic during anti-government protests.
It was not clear who fired the shots or how the fire started.
Local police declined to comment.
NOVA said that one person was injured. N1 TV said a 57-year-old man was wounded by a gunshot and is in a stable condition.
Another video posted on X showed a man lying on the ground with his hands behind his back and surrounded by police officers.
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