Tigar

News about an unusual ferry passenger - a Bengal tiger - on a ferry connecting the Croatian island of Hvar and the coastal city of Split has made headlines but also drawn concern among animal rights groups.

According to data obtained by BIRN from the Serbian Ministry of Trade, of the 20 biggest exporters from Serbia to Russia, only five are Serbian-owned. Fourteen are subsidiaries of companies headquartered in the EU. In the top 10, only two are Serbian.

Hamdija Abdic, alias Tigar, who is considered a hero by Bosnian Army veterans, was arrested on suspicion that he was involved in the killing of a Bosnian Croat general in 1995.

Complaints filed over deadly Tigar Tyres accident

PIROT -- The Labor Inspection has filed three criminal and two minor charges complaints against responsible persons at the Pirot-based Tigar Tyres factory.

They are held responsible for the accident that happened at the factory on April 23 that resulted in the death of three workers.

Town to observe day of mourning for workers

PIROT -- The town of Pirot in southeastern Serbia will observe a day of mourning on May 7 for three workers of the Tigar Tyres company.

The website Juzne Vesti reported on Wednesday that the decision was made by the Municipal Council.

PIROT - The last one of the three workers severely injured in the accident of April 23 passed away on Saturday, the Pirot-based Tigar Tyres company stated in a release.

Dejan Mladenovich, a maintenance worker, died on May 2, the company said.

Second Tigar Tyres worker dies in Germany

PIROT -- Another of the three Tigar Tyres workers severely injured in an accident on April 23 has passed away.

The Pirot-based Tigar Tyres company made the announcement on Tuesday.

Miodrag Panic, a maintenance worker, died on April 27 shortly after 8 p.m, the company said.

PIROT - Another one of the three workers severely injured in the accident of April 23 passed away late on Monday, the Pirot-based Tigar Tyres company stated in a release.

Miodrag Panic, a maintenance worker, died on April 27 shortly after 8 p.m, the company said.

PIROT - One of the three workers who have been transferred to Germany for medical treatment after sustaining injuries in the rolling plant of the Tigar Tyres factory in Pirot died on Sunday morning, the company said in a statement.

Three injured workers transferred to Germany

PIROT -- The three workers who were injured in the Tigar Tyres plant in Pirot were on Friday morning transferred by plane to Germany for further medical treatment.

Tanjug said it learned this from the plastic surgery clinic of the Clinical Center in Nis.