Bosnia: Radical Islamist Gunman Opens Fire in Front of US Embassy in Sarajevo

“A suspected radical Islamist gunman opened fire outside US embassy in Sarajevo today in an apparent terror attack.

Dramatic pictures show the heavily bearded gunman calmly walking the streets clutching his semi automatic weapon before indiscriminately shooting at civilians and police officers.

And the Bosnian president has told reporters he believes the shooting spree in front of the embassy was terrorist attack.

Earlier media reports said the man, identified as a member of the Wahhabi branch of Islam, was killed by a sniper after firing a Kalashnikov rifle at the US mission.

But later it was confirmed the gunman was still alive after being shot down in a police operation at the embassy.

A police spokesman told Bosnian television at least one officer was injured before the gunman was taken down.” Read more.

Update: 17 Detained in Serbia After U.S. Embassy Attack – “Serbian police on Saturday detained 17 people suspected of belonging to an extremist Islamic sect following a shooting incident outside the U.S. embassy in neighboring Bosnia. The arrests in the southern, Muslim-dominated region of Sandzak, were made before dawn by an anti-terrorist unit. Computers and mobile phones belonging to the suspects were impounded.” Read more.