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A knife-wielding attacker was shot dead by a police officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade early Wednesday after assaulting the officer, who sustained a minor facial injury. Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić described the incident as a 'terrorist attack' and said the attacker, a minor from Šabac, was a known supporter of the Islamic State and had been under surveillance. The attacker shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the assault and was carrying two knives. The officer, a member of the Gendarmerie, killed the assailant in self-defense.
Serbia raised its terrorism threat level to 'red', the highest, increasing security at critical infrastructure and public gathering places. The attack occurred days after Serbia's parliamentary election on Sunday and one day after Israel's parliamentary vote, both without clear immediate outcomes. This was the second attack on the embassy in two years, following a June 2024 crossbow assault that seriously injured a police officer.
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