Assailant outside Israeli embassy in Serbia killed after attacking police officer

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A knife-wielding assailant attacked a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade and was fatally shot by the officer. Serbia’s interior minister said authorities were treating the incident as a terrorist attack, raised the threat level to its highest setting, and increased security at key locations.

An assailant with knives attacked a police officer from an elite unit guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade just after midnight on Wednesday, police said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the attacker. 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. He said the attacker was a minor and had two knives. He attacked the member of the...