While father was looking for help, son was preparing MASSACRE: Youth shot dead in front of Israeli embassy

A teenager from the vicinity of Sabac, whose family reported him missing yesterday, has been neutralized during a terrorist attack in Belgrade.

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The drama that started yesterday afternoon as a search for Dario Nikolic (18) from Bela Reka near Sabac has had a gruesome outcome. While the worried father was appealing for help last night in an interview with the Telegraf.rs portal, not knowing where his son was, the youth was preparing for a terrorist act that he carried out at midnight in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, where he was shot and killed by a gendarme, who was acting in self-defense.

According to his family, Nikolic left his village for Sabac yesterday, to get a haircut. He was last seen in the BIG shopping center, and he made contact with his mother around 16:00 hours. After that, his phone became unavailable and the family alerted the police.

Last night, Telegraf.rs reporters got in touch with Dario's father, who was at that moment waiting for any news about his son.

Just a few hours after the conversation with the family, around 15 minutes after midnight, a terrorist attack took place in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade. Dario Nikolic shouted "Allahu Akbar" and attacked D.S., a member of the Belgrade Gendarmerie, who was guarding the facility. The attacker was armed with two knives.

The gendarme who was attacked received a cut on his face, after which he drew his service weapon in self-defense and fired several shots, neutralizing the attacker on the spot.

Outgoing Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dacic confirmed the details of the attack and pointed out that the security level has been raised to the highest level.

"A person, who is suspected to be from Sabac, attacked a member of the Gendarmerie with two knives while shouting 'Allahu Akbar'. Our services monitored him and it is known that he was a supporter of Islamic State, he had a black flag and symbols of that organization on his Instagram profile. A member of the Gendarmerie killed the attacker in self-defense, and was himself was lightly injured," said Dacic, adding that the threat level in Serbia was raised to red alert because of this, with increased patrols at key locations and objects of public importance.

According to available information, Nikolic was previously deported from Germany due to his radical Islamist views and posts on social networks.

The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade announced that the on-duty prosecutor conducted an investigation at the scene, and that it was determined that the use of firearms by the police officer was fully justified and carried out in self-defense. The work to establish all the circumstances and motives behind this terrorist act continues.

(Telegraf.rs)