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A knife-wielding minor attacked an Israeli Embassy guard in Belgrade, slightly injuring him before being shot dead. Serbia's interior minister described the attacker as monitored for IS support and identified as shouting "Allahu Akbar" during the assault. The incident is considered a terrorist attack, prompting heightened security measures at sensitive sites. This follows another similar attack on the same embassy in June 2024.

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On October 28, 2026, a minor assailant armed with two knives attacked a gendarmerie officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. The attacker was shot dead by the officer in self-defense after shouting "Allahu Akbar." The officer sustained a minor facial wound but did not require hospitalization.

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic stated that authorities had been monitoring the assailant due to his support for the Islamic State group, evidenced by an IS flag displayed on his Instagram account. The incident was classified as a terrorist attack, prompting Serbia to raise its terrorism threat level to "red alert," indicating heightened security measures at key locations.

The attacker is believed to be from Sabac, a town in western Serbia. No embassy personnel were injured during the nighttime attack, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed it as an attempted terrorist act under investigation.

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A knife-wielding assailant attacked a police guard outside the Israeli Embassy in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, overnight to Wednesday, slightly wounding the officer before being shot dead by him, Serbia's interior minister said. asserted

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Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said the attacker, whom he described as a minor, had been monitored by security agencies as a supporter of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). asserted

he → say → organization

Israel's Foreign Ministry later confirmed an "attempted terrorist attack" near its embassy in Belgrade, adding that no personnel were injured and the incident was being investigated. What else we know about the Belgrade attack? The attacker was thought to come from the western Serbian town of Sabac and "kept the black flag in support of the 'Islamic State' on his Instagram” account," according to the minister. uncertain

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Dacic said the assailant shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic, during the attack on the guard. asserted

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According to Dacic, the guard killed the attacker in self-defense. uncertain

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He said police were treating the incident as a terrorist attack, with the terrorism threat level raised to its highest, or "red alert." asserted

level → say → highest

"This means tighter security checks and an increased police presence at sensitive sites, including infrastructure facilities and places where large crowds gather," he said. asserted

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The attack came just days after key early parliamentary election in Serbia and one day after Israel held its parliamentary vote, with no clear result yet in sight. asserted

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Previous Israeli Embassy attack in Belgrade In June 2024, an attacker with a crossbow seriously wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the same embassy in Belgrade before being shot and killed by police. asserted

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That attacker was identified as a 25-year-old Islamic convert from a village near the capital who had become radicalized. asserted

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