Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
Police said the attacker wounded an embassy guard and was killed after midnight; officials are investigating the motive.
TL;DR
- Serbian police said an assailant attacked a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade with knives and was killed just after midnight.
- The guard was wounded, while the Israeli Foreign Ministry said no embassy staff members were injured.
- Serbian officials called the incident a terrorist attack, but the investigation into the assailant's identity and motive was ongoing.
Serbian police said an unidentified assailant attacked a guard with knives outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade and was killed shortly after midnight on October 28. The Associated Press reported that the guard was wounded. [1] [2]
Serbia's interior minister said authorities were treating the incident as a terrorist attack. The Washington Post reported that officials raised the terror threat level and increased police presence at key locations. [1] [2]
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said no embassy staff were injured. The attack took place outside the diplomatic compound, and reports so far do not establish that embassy personnel were targeted or harmed. [1] [2]
Police were investigating the assailant's identity, affiliations and motive. Those details remain unconfirmed, as does whether the incident was connected to any wider organization or campaign. [1] [2]
Why it matters
An attack on security outside a foreign embassy raises immediate diplomatic and protective concerns, while the motive and any broader network remain under investigation.
Editor's note
Attribution follows Serbian and Israeli officials as quoted by AP and The Washington Post; motive remains unconfirmed.