Policeman eliminates knife assaulter outside Israeli embassy in Serbia 19659001

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19459123 Published Oct 28, 2026, 03:20 PM Updated Oct 28, 2026, 04:56 PM 19659004 19659005 Belgrade, Oct 28 -An aggressor with 2 knives injured a police officer securing the Israeli embassy in Belgrade overnight, before the

officer shot the attacker dead, Serbia’s outbound interior minister stated on Wednesday. 19459134 “One small, of up until now undetermined identity, who is fairly presumed to be from (the western city of) Šabac, hurried at an officer of the Gendarmerie screaming’Allahu Akbar’and assaulted him with 2 knives,” Ivica Dacic stated in an emailed declaration. 19459134< p class = data-testid =

19459055 > In a declaration, the Belgrade-based Higher Public Prosecution Office stated that an examination revealed that a black-clad unknown specific unlocked of a guard home in front of the embassy and, equipped with 2 knives, hurried at the police officer, determined just by the initials D.S. it stated, including that the cop’s action was certified as warranted and in self-defence. The examination was continuing, it stated.

Dacic included that he had actually raised Serbia’s security risk level to red, the greatest, which there would be an increased cops existence at crucial areas.

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It is the 2nd such attack at the Israeli embassy in Belgrade in 2 years. In June 2024, an opponent shot a Serbian law enforcement officer in the neck with a crossbow. 19659009 The attack took place a day after Israelis went to the surveys, with predicted outcomes revealing the opposition bloc neck and neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp. Serbia’s student-led motion fell long time leader Aleksandar Vucic in an election on Sunday, however the outbound administration stays in location in a caretaker function till the brand-new federal government is formed. REUTERS 19659010 19459123

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