Attempted Terror Attack Near Israeli Embassy in Serbia Foiled
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
An attempted terror attack near the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade was thwarted early Wednesday, October 28th, when a knife-wielding minor attacked a guard and was killed by police. Serbian authorities are investigating the incident as a terror act and have raised the national threat level. This is the second such attack at the embassy since October 7, 2023, following a June 2024 crossbow attack.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A minor armed with knives attacked a guard at the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade early Oct. 28.
- The assailant was killed by police, who are investigating the incident as a terror act.
- Serbia's terror threat level has been raised to maximum following the attack.
- This is the second attempted attack at the embassy since the Gaza war began.
- A previous crossbow attack in June 2024 also resulted in the attacker's death.
An attempted terror attack occurred near the Israeli Embassy in Serbia early Wednesday, October 28th, when a young man armed with two knives attacked a guard while shouting "Allahu Akbar." Serbian police reported that the assailant was killed. Serbia's Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivica Dačić, stated the incident happened shortly after midnight local time. He indicated that authorities are treating the event as a "terrorist act," have raised the national terror threat level to maximum, and increased security at key sites. Dačić also confirmed the attacker was a minor whose identity has not yet been established. The minister added that a police officer neutralized the assailant and sustained minor injuries. This marks the second attempted attack at the Israeli embassy in Belgrade since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023. The previous incident took place in June 2024, when a man shot a police officer guarding the embassy in the neck with a crossbow. Despite the life-threatening wound, the officer returned fire and killed the attacker. Unlike the recent nighttime assault, the 2024 attack occurred in broad daylight around 11:00 AM. The assailant had approached the officer multiple times asking for a museum, and after being told none was present, produced a crossbow from his bag and fired. At the time, Minister Dačić stated that suspicions of a connection to radical Muslims were being investigated, and Serbian media reported the attacker was a Serbian resident who had converted to Islam and become radicalized.
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