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Policeman kills knife attacker outside Israeli embassy in Serbia
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- An attacker armed with two knives wounded a policeman guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade overnight before being shot dead by the officer, according to Serbia's outgoing interior minister Ivica Dacic.
- The assailant, described as a minor possibly from the western city of Šabac, shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, which took place after the individual forced entry into a guard house near the embassy.
- The policeman, identified only by initials D.S., was injured when one knife struck his left cheek, but he responded by firing several shots, killing the attacker on the spot; his actions were deemed justified and in self-defense.
- Following the incident, Serbia raised its security threat level to red, the highest level, and increased police presence at key locations across the country.
- This marks the second attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgrade in two years, coming a day after Israeli elections and amid political changes in Serbia where a student-led movement recently ousted longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic.
