Knife attacker shot dead outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 08:20 · Archive

A knife-wielding attacker has been shot dead after wounding a police officer outside Israel's embassy in Belgrade.

A knife-wielding attacker armed with two knives has been shot dead after wounding a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Belgrade overnight on Wednesday. The attacker, a minor believed to be from Šabac in western Serbia, shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the assault. The officer suffered a light head wound and killed the assailant in self-defence, according to Interior Minister Ivica Dacic.

Serbion authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. The Mirror reports that security agencies had been monitoring the attacker, who was a supporter of the Islamic State group and kept the black flag in support of the group on his Instagram account. Israel's Foreign Ministry said no embassy staff members were injured and the embassy was closed at the time.

Serbina has raised its security threat level to red, the highest level, with increased police presence at key locations in the capital. This is the second such attack at Belgrade's Israeli embassy in two years; in June 2024, an assailant shot a Serbian police officer with a crossbow.

How it is being reported

• Knife attacker shot dead by police outside Israeli embassyA man carrying knives has been killed by police after attacking an officer outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade.Sky News · 28 Oct, 10:00
• ISIS-supporting minor attacks cop guarding Israeli Embassy in Belgrade with knives – before being fatally shot: reportAn assailant with knives attacked a police officer from an elite unit guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade just after midnight on Wednesday, police said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the attacker.New York Post · 28 Oct, 09:04
• Knife attacker shot dead outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade as terror threat raisedSerbia has raised its terror threat to the highest level after a knife attack on a police guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade.The Mirror · 28 Oct, 07:53
• Knife attacker shot dead outside Israel's embassy in SerbiaSerbia's security threat level has been raised to redIndependent World · 28 Oct, 07:24

In this story: Israel · Serbia · Belgrade · Ivica Dacic · Islamic State · Šabac

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