He shouted "Allahu Akbar". Knifeman shot dead in front of the embassy

The gendarme was slightly wounded in the face. According to Serbian media, he is feeling well. He will probably be discharged from the hospital today.

The police claim that the attacker was a minor and came from the town of Szabac, the Glas Srpske portal reported.

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Daczić stated that the attacker was a supporter of the Islamic State. He had a black flag and symbols of this organization on his Instagram profile. The services, the minister said, monitored the man.

The highest level of terrorist threat in Serbia

After the attack, the terrorist threat level was raised to the highest, and police presence was increased in key places throughout Serbia, the AP emphasized.

Taking into account that a terrorist attack occurred on the territory of our country, I decided to raise the security threat level to the highest possible level, said the minister.

This was not the first attack on officers in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade. In June 2024, a man shot a gendarmerie officer guarding the facility in the neck with a crossbow. The officer then killed the attacker.