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Knife attacker shot dead outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
A knife-wielding assailant attacked a Gendarmerie officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade just after midnight Wednesday and was shot dead, police said.[2, 4, 7 +1] Serbia's outgoing Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said the attacker was a 16-year-old and described the incident as a terrorist attack.[3] The government said the attacker appeared to be a supporter of the Islamic State, according to The New York Times.[1]
The BBC reported authorities said the attacker was an underage male who was being monitored by security services.[10] Serbia raised its threat level to red after the attack, IJR reported.[8]
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Of the 9 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 4 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), ABC News (−0.19), Bloomberg (+0.08), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03).
Not rated BBC News, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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