Protesters gathered in Montenegro to demand the resignations of senior security officials following a mass shooting earlier in the week that claimed 12 lives.

Several thousand people have participated in street protests in Montenegro. The demonstrators on Sunday demanded the resignations of top security officials over a shooting earlier this week that left 12 people dead including two children.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Montenegro on Sunday, January 5, in anger over a mass shooting in which 12 people were killed on New Year’s Day.Vijesti newspaper said demonstrators were demanding the resignations of Deputy Prime Minister Aleksa Becic and Interior Minister Danilo Saranovic.

Thousands of Montenegrins gathered in the town of Cetinje on Sunday to commemorate the 12 victims of a mass shooting last week, with many accusing police of not having done enough to stop the gunman's rampage.

The New Year’s Day shooting shocked a country where gun ownership is widespread. Montenegro’s government began a three-day mourning period Thursday after a gunman opened fire on New Year’s Day — killing 12 people, including two children, across several locations.

Hundreds of Montenegrins protested in the capital Podgorica on Friday against what they see as a lack of action by authorities to prevent a mass shooting in which a gunman killed 12 people and seriously wounded four.

Montenegrins protested in Podgorica over inadequate police action after a mass shooting killed 12 in Cetinje. Protesters demand top officials resign over perceived systemic police failings. This incident,