Serbia: attack on the Israeli embassy – the attacker has been killed
A minor is reported to have lunged at a security guard with two knives; the guard shot him dead
The Serbian Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic has announced that the terrorist threat level has been raised to the highest level, namely ‘red alert’. “This entails stricter security checks and an increased police presence at sensitive sites, including infrastructure and places frequented by large crowds,” he said.
Overnight, Serbian police shot dead an attacker outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, after an officer had been targeted in what has been described as a ‘terrorist attack’.
According to reports, ‘a minor, as yet unidentified, shouting “Allahu Akbar”’ is said to have ‘assaulted a member of the Gendarmerie’ by attacking him with two knives. Dacic reports that the police officer ‘neutralised’ the attacker in ‘self-defence’ and sustained minor injuries. All this took place just a few hours after the elections which ousted the current government, resulting in the victory of the Student Party and whilst vote counting is underway for the elections in Israel.
