Serbian Interior Ministry

Former commander of the Serbian Interior Ministry's Gendarmerie unit Gen. Bratislav Dikic has asked to retire due to illness, Vecernje Novosti daily writes.

One of the suspected terrorists, A.A., who is of interest to the French security agencies, was registered on the Presevo border crossing on Oct. 7 this year.

The Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) announced this on Sunday and said that the man, a Syrian national, on the occasion formally applied for asylum.

One of the suspected Paris attackers had crossed into Serbia from Macedonia on October 7 seeking asylum, Tanjug reported on Sunday.

The Serbian Interior Ministry said on Sunday that the Paris attack suspect requested asylum in the southern Serbian town of Presevo near the border with Macedonia on October 7 on his way to western Europe.

The suspect, who police identified as having the initials A.A., told the authorities while registering in Presevo that he was a refugee from Syria.

Members of the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) in Novi Sad on Tuesday discovered 30 illegal migrants from Syria and Turkey.

The police said the migrants were found while traveling in seven vehicles on the Subotica-Belgrade highway.

A Turkish Airlines airplane traveling from Istanbul to London made an emergency landing in Belgrade late on Monday "because of a suspicious iPad."

The FBI is "considering opening a permanent regional office in Belgrade," it was said after a meeting between Nebojsa Stefanovic and James Comey.

The Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) internal control has placed 29 police and nine customs officials, and one more citizen, under arrest, Tanjug is reporting.

They are suspected of taking and giving bribes and intentionally failing to prevent smuggling.

Members of the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) will, as of Thursday, wear redesigned uniforms.

The police will be issued with new uniforms for the first time in eight years.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has thanked Russia's president and government for a donation worth USD 9.2 million given to Serbia's firefighters.

The Firefighting Service of the Serbian Interior Ministry has received 14 firefighting vehicles, presented on Thursday in Belgrade.