Macedonian President: Police Prevented Widespread Terrorist Attack

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said police prevented what he calls a "coordinated terror attack" after an armed group battled officers in northern Macedonia Saturday. The fighting in the city of Kumanovo left 22 people dead, including eight police officers and 14 gunmen. Thirty-seven policemen were wounded. President Ivanov told a meeting of the Macedonian national security council Sunday that the gunmen were trying to cause chaos and fear, and that the lives of civilians...

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