Teenage knife attacker killed after wounding guard at Belgrade Israeli embassy
A teenage attacker armed with two knives was killed after wounding a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, Serbian officials said. The interior minister described the incident as a suspected terrorist attack, raising the national threat level to its highest setting and increasing security at key locations.
The wounded gendarme was slightly injured in the face and shot the attacker in self-defence, according to the minister. Authorities said the suspect was believed to be from Šabac and had been monitored by security agencies; the minister alleged he supported Islamic State and displayed its flag on Instagram. The attack follows a crossbow assault at the same embassy in June 2024, in which a Serbian police officer was wounded and the attacker killed.
In short
- Teenager killed after attacking an embassy guard with two knives.
- Serbia raised its terror threat level to the highest setting.
- It is the second deadly attack at the embassy in two years.
Explained simply
The Israeli Embassy in Belgrade is Israel’s official diplomatic mission in Serbia. Embassies handle relations between countries and are often protected by host-country police; Serbia’s gendarmerie is a force used for public order and security duties.
Serbia’s interior minister called the incident a suspected terrorist attack and said the national threat level had been raised. Officials said the suspect was believed to be from Šabac and had been monitored by security agencies; the minister alleged that he supported Islamic State, an armed extremist group.
The embassy was also the site of a crossbow attack in June 2024, when a Serbian police officer was wounded and the attacker was killed. The incidents have brought attention to the security of diplomatic sites in Belgrade and the risk of attacks against them.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Knifeman screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ is killed after attacking police officer outside Israeli embassy in Serbia”.