Three persons were killed in armed attack late Thursday in Skopje settlement Aerodrom.

Firearm was used this evening at about 19:45h in the fish restaurant 'Tri Bisera'. Afterwards, as witnesses said, the gunman threw his riffle, got in a car and drove away in unknown direction.

A man armed with a Kalashnikov automatic gun stormed a busy restaurant in downtown Skopje on Thursday night and went on a shooting rampage.

Three people were killed at the dining place – a police officer, a close relative to the Chief of Security of the Macedonia’s prime minister and an individual, alleged to be a notorious criminal. One of the persons died on the spot, while two others died of their wounds after being transferred to hospital, Rexhep Selmani, manager of clinical hospital, said.

After the shooting the gunman left the restaurant and threw the Kalashnikov away.

According to unofficial sources, the man and an accomplice were arrested when trying to flee in an automobile.

The shooting triggered a panic in the Skopje Aerodrom district, at a nearby shopping center and a popular fast food place.