Attacker with crossbow wounds police officer at Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
Security forces outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, where the attack took place, Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.
An attacker armed with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia’s Interior Ministry reported. The officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant.
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic stated that the attacker fired a bolt at the officer, striking him in the neck. The officer then “used a weapon in self-defense to shoot the attacker, who died as a result of his injuries.”
The police officer was conscious when transported to Belgrade’s main emergency hospital, where an operation to remove the bolt from his neck is scheduled.
The identity of the attacker is still being determined.
“All the circumstances of the attack and possible motives are being investigated,” Dacic said.
Serbia has maintained close relations with Israel amid its armed intervention in Gaza.
