Serbia Foils Stabbing Attack at Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
Serbian police thwarted a stabbing attack at the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade early Wednesday morning. A minor, reportedly with ISIS ties, attacked a guard with knives before being shot and killed by police. Serbia's Interior Minister called the incident a terrorist act and raised the national terror threat level to "red."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Serbian police thwarted a stabbing attack at the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade.
- The attacker was a minor who shouted "Allahu Akbar" and used two knives.
- The assailant was killed by a police officer guarding the embassy.
- Serbia's Interior Minister identified the attacker as having ties to ISIS.
- Serbia raised its national terror threat level to the highest "red" alert.
Serbian police announced Wednesday that they thwarted a stabbing attempt outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade. Reports indicate an individual attacked a guard with a knife outside the embassy building before being neutralized by gunfire. Serbia's Minister of Interior, Ivica Dačić, described the incident as a terrorist attack in a media interview. He stated that the attack occurred after midnight when a minor, armed with two knives and shouting "Allahu Akbar," assaulted a gendarmerie officer guarding the embassy. The officer then shot and killed the assailant. Dačić further revealed that the attacker was known to Serbian security services for alleged ties to ISIS. In response to the incident, the Serbian Ministry of Interior raised the country's terror threat level to "red," the highest possible.
The attacker was identified as a minor with alleged connections to ISIS, according to the Serbian Interior Minister. The incident prompted an immediate escalation of security measures within Serbia.
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