Officers were visible outside the embassy in Belgrade later on Wednesday Serbian police shot dead a young man outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade in the early hours of Wednesday after what authorities called a "terrorist attack".♪

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The country's interior minister, Ivica Dacic, said the attacker had rushed at a police officer with two knives while shouting the phrase "Allahu Akbar".♪

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The officer sustained a minor knife wound to the face and shot the attacker.♪ Dacic said the suspect has not been identified, but he was a minor and Serbian citizen who was being monitored by security services as he was "known to be a supporter of the Islamic State".♪

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Speaking to reporters outside the embassy, Dacic said an investigation is ongoing, but security services said the suspect had posted a picture of the Islamic State flag on his Instagram.♪

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Dacic raised the country's terrorism threat level to "red alert" - the highest threat level – meaning stricter security checks and increased police presence at places like infrastructure facilities and areas where large crowds gather.♪

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The interior minister said he had visited the injured police officer, who was reportedly doing well and did not need hospital care for his wounds.♪

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Armed security personnel were seen standing guard outside the Israeli embassy on Wednesday morning.♪

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Israel's foreign ministry confirmed in a social media post that no embassy personnel were injured and the mission was closed at the time of the incident.♪

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This is the second such attack on Belgrade's Israeli embassy in less than three years; in June 2024, a man shot a police officer in the neck with a crossbow.♪

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The officer who was shot survived the attack and shot dead the assailant, identified as a Serbian man who had converted to Islam.♪

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Wednesday's attack comes just one day after elections in Israel.♪

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Serbian officer shot with crossbow outside embassy♪

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