Serbian Policeman Wounded Outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade Attack
Translated & summarized from Jüdische Allgemeine by baba
A Serbian police officer was injured and the attacker killed in a knife attack outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade early Tuesday. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic called the incident a terror act and raised the national terror alert to its highest level. The attacker, known to authorities as an IS sympathizer, shouted "Allahu Akbar." This follows a similar crossbow attack at the embassy in June 2024.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A police officer was injured and the attacker killed outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade.
- Interior Minister Ivica Dacic declared the attack a terror act and raised the national terror alert.
- The assailant reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and was known as an Islamic State sympathizer.
- The incident occurred early Tuesday morning and is under investigation.
- A similar crossbow attack took place at the embassy in June 2024.
A police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade was injured in an attack by a knife-wielding assailant, believed to be a minor, early Tuesday morning. The officer, acting in self-defense, fatally shot the attacker. Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic stated on state television RTS that the assailant shouted "Allahu Akbar" and declared the incident a terrorist act, subsequently raising the national terror alert to its highest level. The attacker, who originated from the western Serbian city of Sabac, was reportedly known to authorities as an Islamic State (IS) sympathizer. This incident follows a similar attack in June 2024, when a Serbian convert to Islam shot a security guard outside the same embassy with a crossbow. The guard, injured in the neck, returned fire fatally wounding the assailant. The guard required surgery following that attack.
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