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Knifeman screaming 'Allahu Akbar' is killed after attacking police officer outside Israeli embassy in Serbia

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Silver, E. (2026, October 28). Knifeman screaming 'Allahu Akbar' is killed after attacking police officer outside Israeli embassy in Serbia. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16244913/Knifeman-screaming-Allahu-Akbar-killed-attacking-police-officer-outside-Israeli-embassy-Serbia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A minor attacker armed with knives shouted "Allahu Akbar" before attacking a gendarmerie guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia on Wednesday around midnight. The police officer, slightly injured, fatally shot the attacker in self-defense; Interior Minister Ivica Dacic classified it as a terrorist attack and raised the national terror threat level to its highest status. The assailant was reportedly from Sabac, western Serbia, and had been monitored by security agencies for his support of the Islamic State group, evidenced by an IS flag on his social media.

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A knife-wielding attacker, identified as a minor from Šabac, attacked a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade on October 28, 2026. The assailant, shouting "Allahu Akbar," rushed at the officer with two knives and was shot dead by the policeman who sustained minor injuries. Serbia's interior minister, Ivica Dacic, described the incident as a terrorist attack and raised the country’s security threat level to red, the highest alert level. Increased police presence is expected at key locations across Serbia in response to this event.

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A knifeman screaming 'Allahu Akbar' has been killed after he attacked a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Wednesday, Serbian police said. asserted

police → scream → Wednesday

Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that police were treating the incident as a 'terrorist attack' and had raised the terror threat to the highest level and stepped up police presence at key locations. asserted

police → say → locations

He said the attacker was a minor and had two knives. asserted

attacker → say → knives

He attacked the member of the Gendarmerie, shouting Allahu Akbar, or 'God is great' in Arabic. asserted

God → attack → Arabic

Dacic added that the police officer, who was slightly wounded in the face, killed the assailant in self-defense in the incident just after midnight. asserted

who → add → midnight

Police photos from the scene showed the guard's booth outside the embassy and the area sealed off by police tape as officers in full gear stood nearby. asserted

officers → show → gear

The attacker was believed to be from the western Serbian town of Sabac, Dacic said. asserted

Dacic → believe → Sabac

He said that Serbia's security agencies had been monitoring the attacker, who he said was a supporter of the Islamic State group. asserted

he → say → group

Serbian gendarmes guard the Israeli embassy after an assailant attacked a guard with knives The scene of an attack on a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade Police photos from the scene showed the guard's booth outside the embassy and the area sealed off Dacic said that 'he kept the black flag in support of the Islamic State on his Instagram' account. asserted

he → guard → account

Wednesday's attack comes just days after Serbia held a key early parliamentary election on Sunday in which long-ruling former President Aleksandar Vucic was defeated by a youth-led movement after almost two years of protests against him. asserted

Vucic → come → him

But Vucic and his allies still control the police as the new government is yet to be formed. asserted

government → control → police

Israel also held its parliamentary vote Tuesday that exit polls said produced no clear winner. asserted

polls → hold → winner

In June 2024, an assailant shot a Serbian police officer in the neck with a crossbow. asserted

assailant → shoot → crossbow

The assailant was shot and killed by a guard. asserted

assailant → shoot → guard

This is a breaking news story. asserted

This → break → ?

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