Teenager shot dead after knife attack near Israeli embassy in Belgrade
A teenager armed with two knives attacked a gendarmerie officer guarding a facility in front of the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, shouting “God is greatest.”
On October 28, a teenager attacked a gendarmerie officer near the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade with two knives, shouting "God is greatest." The officer confronted and killed the attacker, who was later identified as a supporter of the Islamic State group. This incident led to authorities raising the terrorism alert level to red, indicating heightened policing efforts across the nation.
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic confirmed the attack, which occurred at 12:15 a.m., and stated that security services were monitoring the suspect. The officer sustained minor injuries during the confrontation. The attack came the day after Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27, with votes still being counted. Exit polls indicated that the opposition bloc, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, narrowly led incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc.
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