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Attacker wounds officer guarding Israel’s embassy in Serbia before being shot dead

(29 Jun 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Belgrade, Serbia - 29 June 2024 1. Various of police officers and police vehicles near the Israeli embassy 2. Van blocking the road near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade 3. Various of police officers and police vehicles near the Israeli embassy 4. Forensics officers in front of the embassy 5. Various of police officers and police vehicles near the Israeli embassy STORYLINE: An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia’s interior ministry said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant. There was a heavy police presence outside the embassy after the attack. Forensics officers were also seen on the scene. Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said in a statement that the attacker fired a bolt at the officer, hitting him in the neck. He said the officer then “used a weapon in self-defense to shoot the attacker, who died as a result of his injuries.” The policeman was conscious when he was transported to Belgrade’s main emergency hospital, where an operation to remove the bolt from his neck will be performed, the statement added. A spokesperson with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “today there was an attempted terrorist attack in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade.” The spokesperson said the embassy is closed and no employee of the embassy was injured. The identity of the attacker was still being determined. Israel’s Embassy is located not far from the U.S. Embassy in an upscale Belgrade district. It has been guarded by an elite police unit with officers armed with automatic weapons. Serbia has maintained close relations with Israel during the war in Gaza. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...