Serbian President Attacked

Breaking news from The Courier-Mail:

Serbia's pro-Western President Boris Tadic survived an apparent assassination attempt when a car repeatedly tried to crash into his motorcade, his press office said today.

The incident occurred late yesterday in downtown Belgrade when the driver of a black Audi made several attempts to crash his car into Mr. Tadic's car but was cut off by another vehicle from Tadic's security team, the office said.

Mr. Tadic was unhurt, and the Audi driver fled the scene in Belgrade's wealthy Dedinje district, the office said.

Mr. Tadic is hated by pro-Milosevic paramilitary nationalists.