A Serbian policeman shot dead a knife-wielding attacker near Israel's embassy in Belgrade overnight. Interior Minister Dacic says the attacker, a not yet identified minor, went for a gendarme with two knives; motive and background remain unclear.
Israel's embassy in Belgrade is a protected diplomatic site, guarded by Serbian police and gendarmes. The attack is being investigated by Serbian authorities, who along with Israel's diplomatic service have described it as a terrorist attack.
A Serbian policeman killed an attacker near Israel's embassy in Belgrade overnight after the attacker went for a gendarme with two knives, according to Dacic, who described the attacker as a minor not yet identified. Dacic called it a terrorist attack, and Le Monde reports that Israel's diplomatic service confirmed an attempted "terrorist attack".