Crossbow attacker killed outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade [Video]

A Serbian police officer killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, in what the prime minister called a “terrorist act”.

Police identified the assailant as being a “convert” to Islam, who was born in 1999 in the town of Mladenovac, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Belgrade.

The attack happened around 11:00 am (0900 GMT) on Saturday morning in the Serbian capital, when the attacker shot the officer who was on duty outside the Israeli embassy.

The wounded policeman shot the attacker “who died as a result of his injuries”, said Interior Minister Ivica Dacic.

Authorities said some arrests had been made and a number of people known to the security services were suspected of being linked to the attack.

Police also said they were carrying out searches in a number of locations.

“There are …