Crossbowman who shot at Israeli embassy police in Serbia killed

Israel's Foreign Ministry said no embassy staff were injured in the attack and the policeman was in stable condition in hospital after surgery to remove an arrow from his neck.

Police and forensic officers stand next to the body of an attacker near the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia on June 29, 2024. Photo: Reuters

President Vucic named the attacker as Salahudin Zujovic, a man from central Serbia who converted to Islam from the Serbian Orthodox Church, and said he worked with an accomplice who remains at large.

“We are looking for another person,” Mr Vucic told reporters after visiting the injured police officer. “We will protect all diplomatic missions and also ensure safety and security.”

President Vucic added that the two men had been monitored by Serbian security services before Saturday's attack but there was not enough evidence to arrest them.

Earlier in the day, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said the police officer who was attacked fired several shots back at the attacker, killing him.

Mr Dacic said police were inside the guardhouse and the attacker approached him asking where the museum was, before pulling a crossbow from his pocket and shooting him. He added that several people had been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack.

Israel's Foreign Ministry said there had been "an attempted terrorist attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade. The embassy is closed and no embassy staff were injured. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation," the statement said.

Israel-affiliated organizations around the world have been on high alert for attacks and protests since Israel launched its war against Hamas in Gaza.

In 2009, a Serbian court sentenced four Wahhabi Muslims to prison for plotting to attack a soccer stadium in a southwestern Serbian town whose population is largely moderate Muslims.

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