Belgrade - The death of French football fan Brice Taton dominated the front pages of all Belgrade dailies Wednesday, with headlines such as "Serbia cries over Frenchman" and reports of public shock and disbelief.

The daily Blic, under the headline "Shock and sorrow in Serbia over the death of Frenchmen," reported that "the public is demanding that the state finally deal with hooligans and show that it is capable of providing safety to all those living in Serbia."

Taton was beaten on September 17 in downtown Belgrade by a group of fans of the Belgrade football club Partizan. He died 12 days later, on Tuesday morning, succumbing to injuries that included brain trauma and a ruptured aorta.

Two days after the attack, Serbian police arrested 11 people in connection with the assault. Local media reported that two more people are on the run.

Blic quoted the spokesman of the Partizan club, Predrag Simic, as saying that he was "in shock."

"This is a great tragedy, a catastrophe. I am speechless," Simic said.

With a reminder that Wednesday is a day of mourning in Belgrade, the daily Politika wrote that the death of the young Frenchman was a great loss to his family and friends and that the tragedy "shamed Belgrade and Serbia."

"To kill a guest is an evil that is against our tradition," daily Politika wrote.

Under the headline "Serbia cries over Frenchman," the daily Vecernje Novosti reported that people gathered in front of the French embassy with candles and flowers and that Sanela Jenic, who lives in Denmark, brought a bouquet with the sign "Forgive Serbia."

"I saw what happened as I live in a building in front of which they beat Brice. I'm ashamed on behalf of ordinary people," Jenic told the newspaper.

Tabloid daily Press issued a list with the names of the suspects - both arrested and those on the run - and quoted Serbian State Prosecutor Slobodan Radovanovic as saying that the attackers will be charged with first-degree murder and could face up to 40 years in prison.

Almost every politician in Serbia condemned Taton's death and several non-government organizations plan to hold peaceful protests against violence in Belgrade on Thursday and Friday.

Belgrade Mayor Dragan Djilas declared Wednesday a day of mourning in Belgrade. (dpa)