Asylum seeker storms embassy

Belgrade - An armed man seeking a Canadian visa broke into the Canadian embassy in Belgrade yesterday and briefly held several…

Belgrade - An armed man seeking a Canadian visa broke into the Canadian embassy in Belgrade yesterday and briefly held several people hostage before turning himself in, Serbian police said.

Lazar Tomic (31), a technician working with the Serbian state television station, "broke into the embassy, took out a gun and threatened security personnel that he would commit suicide if he was not given a visa for Canada", the police said.

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