Police in the eastern town of Foca shot a man who killed a 10-year-old boy on Sunday.

The Foca Police Department was informed that an unknown person fired from a firearm and killed a boy who was in a vehicle in Zavait, Foča municipality.

“Foca police officers tried to deprive him of liberty, but the suspect resisted and threatened to activate an explosive device, which led to the use of weapons by members of the Foca Police Department, and the suspect was killed,” said a spokesperson of the Trebinje Prosecutor's Office.