Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
29%
4 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
70/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
An assailant armed with two knives attacked a member of Serbia's Gendarmerie guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade shortly after midnight Wednesday, prompting the officer to fatally shoot the attacker in self-defense, according to Serbian authorities.
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assailant → arm → authorities
The assailant, who was a minor, allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" — or "God is great" in Arabic — as he slashed the officer in the face, leaving the officer "slightly injured."
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he → shout → officer
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist attack, adding that security forces had been monitoring the assailant.
Dacic said he supported ISIS and had displayed a black flag bearing the terrorist group's symbol on his Instagram account.
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he → say → account
The attacker was believed to be Serbian and from the town of Sabac, Dacic added.
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Dacic → believe → Sabac
Israel's foreign ministry confirmed the "attempted terrorist attack," and said the incident was under investigation by the relevant authorities.
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incident → confirm → authorities
"The attacker was neutralized by local police.
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attacker → neutralize → police
No embassy personnel were injured, and the mission was closed at the time of the incident, which occurred late at night," the statement said.
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statement → injure → night
According to Serbian prosecutors, an unidentified person wearing black clothes opened the door to the security booth outside the embassy at around 12:15 a.m. local time.
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person → accord → a.m.
Prosecutors said the attacker then walked toward the officer inside, identified as D.S., and threw one of his knives in his direction, hitting the officer in the left cheek.
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attacker → say → cheek
D.S. then retrieved his service weapon and fired multiple rounds, killing the attacker on the spot, according to the office of the Higher Public Prosecutor in Belgrade.
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D.S. → retrieve → Belgrade
Photos from the scene hours after the attack show heavily armed police officers standing at the entrance of the embassy.
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officers → show → embassy
Dacic said Serbia had raised its terrorism threat level to the highest level, prompting an increased police presence at sensitive sites and crowded public spaces across the country.
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Serbia → say → country
In June 2024, a crossbow-wielding assailant wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade before the officer returned fire, killing the attacker.
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officer → wield → attacker
The latest attack comes a day after Israel held parliamentary elections, with exit polls pointing to no clear winner.
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polls → come → winner