January the 4th, 2023 - The wildly popular Split Znjan beach is set to be transformed into a construction site, the Dalmatian port city's largest construction site of all, to be more precise.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Znjan beach is Split's largest city beach, and at this moment in time, there are no more coffees or walks taking place there, and this summer there will be no swimming either. The much loved Split Znjan beach is turning into the city's largest construction site. The Znjan beach area, which can be compared to around forty football pitches, will eventually boast numerous interesting recreational facilities, and the investment is worth an enormous 35 million euros, reports HRT.

"We inherited this project from our predecessors, the urban planners did everything necessary to bring it to the beginning, and I hope very soon, we'll do the same to the end," said the mayor of Split, Ivica Puljak.

"Recently, we signed a contract with the competent ministry whereby our company received a concession for a period of forty years. We've made sure we meet all the prerequisites, we've had all of the building permits, and now we're drawing up all of the documentation for the tender, which they'll announce soon, after which we'll find contractors and start the works this spring,'' said Puljak.

"We hope that these works will last for one year and that in the summer of 2024, the Split Znjan beach will really become the most beautiful beach in all of Croatia, and beyond, which all the citizens of Split will finally be proud of," he said. However, this Znjan transformation isn't the only project brewing, and plans are heading more towards the east coast, that is, to Split's ferry port. That area is also set to undergo works as part of the wider Split east coast development plan, which also involves the much loved Riva (promenade).

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A shooting took place in Split this afternoon in which three people died. Two people have now been arrested. As Index reports on the 11th of January, 2020, one of those arrested is apparently the brother of one of the now dead individuals. There is no information about the other person who has been arrested at the moment, but it could be a second shooter.

Dalmatinski portal announced at 17:15 that the Split shooter had been arrested, however, there was no confirmation of this at the time.

"We cannot confirm this information," the police briefly told Index. "All available forces are out in the field. We're working intensively on the case and taking all the necessary measures," they went on to assure. Not even an Index source close to the police was able to confirm this unofficial information at the time.

One person has definitely arrested, however. He was taken by police van for questioning. As was later learned and as previously stated, this is the brother of one of the victims of the shooting, who is now dead.

The police state that an alert is still in effect and had previously warned Split residents to remain indoors.

"According to the first information from the field, the perpetrator is a man dressed in black, is in possession of a weapon and is heading towards Marjan. We'd like to ask all residents to leave the streets and if they see the person to contact the police immediately. All of our personnel are out there searching for the perpetrator,'' state the police in a warning that was issued earlier on.

Please stay tuned as more will follow as the situation unfolds.

It is the second assault on the prominent writer and journalist in Split; the attackers were arrested as they were photographed on the spot