Members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Border Police Administration, in the area between Šid and the border with Croatia, found an improvised camp inhabited by irregular migrants, who shot at the police with firearms.
One illegal migrant was killed on that occasion, while four persons were detained on the spot, and several persons escaped and are being searched for, the MUP announced.
The investigation is ongoing, and members of the Sremska Mitrovica Police Department and the competent prosecutor of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office are on the ground, who are leading the investigation and all the circumstances of the event are being determined.
"In the aforementioned action, an improvised camp where irregular migrants reside was found by searching the ground. During the taking of measures and actions, irregular migrants shot at the police with firearms. "One illegal migrant was killed, while four persons were detained on the spot, and several persons escaped and are being searched for," the statement of the Ministry of Interior states.